geteld

English

A geteld, with one long side open, showing the π-shape of the wooden frame and the Ā-shape of the overall tent.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old English ġeteld (“tent, tabernacle”). Compare teld, tilt.

Noun

geteld (plural getelds)

1. (chiefly in the SCA) A tent, of a style historically used by the Anglo-Saxons, which resembles a shelter-half or pup tent.
   • 2000 July 8, Tanya Guptill, “Suggestions For a Tent”, in rec.org.sca (Usenet):

     Many tents (rounds, getelds) can be put up by one person, if there is some planning done ahead of time about staking ropes, staking floor, ...

   • 2001 January 9, David Friedman, “tent/pavilion question”, in rec.org.sca (Usenet):

     The geteld our kids use has stood up fine through two or three Pennsics. It requires substantially less wood than a Viking tent, and I think it's a good deal easier to build than a bell, although since I've never built a bell I could easily be wrong.

   • 2001 April 15, D. Peters, “Nylon tent into Medieval pavilion?”, in rec.org.sca (Usenet):

     For the would-be tentmaker on a budget, a "pup-tent" style tent (rectangular sides, triangular ends--the Viking tent and the Saxon geteld are two examples of this style, although their frameworks are dissimilar) is the cheapest and easiest to make.

   • 2002 August 27, David Friedman, “Help with geteld”, in rec.org.sca (Usenet):

     Dov and Thora, who camp next to us at Pennsic, have Getelds that look noticeably taller than ours. We don't waterproof our canvas--just use canvas ...

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛlt

Participle

geteld

1. past participle of tellen

Declension

Inflection of geteld
uninflected	geteld
inflected	getelde
		positive
predicative/adverbial		geteld
indefinite	m./f. sing.	getelde
	n. sing.	geteld
	plural	getelde
definite		getelde
partitive		getelds

Anagrams

• gleedt

Old English

Alternative forms

• ieteld — Kentish

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gateld, equivalent to ġe- +‎ teld. Cognate with Old Dutch gitelt, Old High German gizelt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈteld/, [jeˈteɫd]

Noun

ġeteld n

1. tent, pavilion; awning

Inflection

Declension of geteld (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġeteld	ġeteld
accusative	ġeteld	ġeteld
genitive	ġeteldes	ġetelda
dative	ġetelde	ġeteldum

Descendants

• → English: geteld