telen

From Middle Dutch tēlen, from Old Dutch tilon, from Proto-West Germanic *tilōn, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈteː.lən/

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• Hyphenation: te‧len
• Rhymes: -eːlən

telen

1. (transitive) to cultivate, to grow plants, notably crops

   Synonyms: verbouwen, kweken

   We telen tomaten in onze achtertuin. ― We grow tomatoes in our backyard.

   In deze regio telen ze voornamelijk tarwe. ― In this region, they primarily cultivate wheat.

2. (transitive) to raise, to breed animals or (figurative, notably a type of) men

   Synonym: kweken

   Zij telen bijen voor honing. ― They raise bees for honey.

   Op de boerderij telen ze koeien voor melk. ― On the farm, they breed cows for milk.

• Afrikaans: teel
• Negerhollands: teel

• leent, lente, netel

telen

1. genitive singular of tele

From Old Dutch tilon, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną.

tēlen

1. To bring forth, to produce.
2. To effect, to implement.
3. To cultivate, to foster, to raise (crops, young).
4. To till (land).

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Dutch: telen

• “telen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “telen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN