ten
contraction
LanguageMiddle Dutch
Meaning- contraction of te + den
- to the
- A contraction formed by combining the preposition 'te' with the definite article 'den'. It is often used to indicate direction or relation.
Hi ghinc ten rade.
He went to the council.
Part of speechcontraction
Usage noteCommonly used in formal or legalistic Middle Dutch documents.
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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 4 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.