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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English, c. 1150–1500 · cardinal number

ten

ten

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedOld English · Old English, before 1150 · cardinal number

tīen / tēn

ten

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SOUND CHANGE

Middle English ten continues Old English tīen and tēn with vowel shortening and spelling convergence.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

The cardinal meaning remains ten.

CHRONOLOGY

Old English to Middle English.

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established — The entry explicitly supplies the Old and Middle English lineage.

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Ten — Definition and Word HistoryWord History: Etymology

Gives Middle English and Old English tīen and tēn in the direct history.

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ten → tīen / tēn

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