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Tine vs Tind - What's the difference?

tine | tind |

Tind is a alternative form of tine.

Tind is a descendant of tine.



In obsolete terms the difference between tine and tind

is that tine is to rage; to smart while tind is to ignite, kindle.

As nouns the difference between tine and tind

is that tine is a spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb while tind is a prong or something projecting like a prong; an animal's horn; a branch or limb of a tree; a protruding arm.

As verbs the difference between tine and tind

is that tine is to kindle; to set on fire while tind is to ignite, kindle.

tine

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) tind''. Cognate with German ''Zinne .

Noun

(en noun)
  • A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb
  • A small branch, especially on an antler or horn

    • See also

    * prong * tooth * tool

    Etymology 2

    See .

    Noun

  • (obsolete) Trouble; distress; teen.
  • * Spenser
    • Cruel winter's tine .

    Etymology 3

    See tind.

    Verb

    (tin)
  • To kindle; to set on fire.
  • * Dryden
    • to tine the cloven wood
  • * Spenser
    • coals of contention and hot vengeance tin'd
  • (obsolete) To rage; to smart.
  • * Spenser
    • Ne was there slave, ne was there medicine / That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine .

    Etymology 4

    From (etyl) (modern (m)).

    Verb

    (tin)
  • To shut in, or enclose.
    • (Halliwell)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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    tind

    English

    Etymology 1

    From earlier tend, from (etyl) tenden, teenden, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l), (l), (l)

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To ignite, kindle.
  • *1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , III.3:
  • *:Her harty wondes so deepe into the mynd / Of the yong Damzell sunke, that great desire / Of warlike armes in her forthwith they tynd [...].

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) tind, tynd, from (etyl) , English tooth.

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A prong or something projecting like a prong; an animal's horn; a branch or limb of a tree; a protruding arm.
  • A branch of a deer's antler; the horn of a unicorn; a tooth of a harrow; a spike.

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