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Webster 1913 Edition

Ted

Ted

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Tedded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Tedding
.]
[Prob. fr. Icel.
te[GREEK]ja
to spread manure, fr.
ta[GREEK]
manure; akin to MHG.
zetten
to scatter, spread. √58. Cf.
Teathe
.]
To spread, or turn from the swath, and scatter for drying, as new-mowed grass; – chiefly used in the past participle.
The smell of grain or
tedded
grass.
Milton.
The
tedded
hay and corn sheaved in one field.
Coleridge.

Webster 1828 Edition

Ted

TED

,
Verb.
T.
A spread; tedu, to distend. Among farmers, to spread; to turn new mowed grass from the swath, and scatter it for drying. [Local.]

Definition 2024

Ted

Ted

See also: ted, TED, teď, and tēḑ

English

Proper noun

Ted

  1. A nickname associated with the male given names Edward and Theodore.

Translations

Synonyms

Noun

Ted ‎(plural Teds)

  1. (informal) A Teddy boy.

Anagrams

Swedish

Proper noun

Ted

  1. A male given name borrowed from English.

ted

ted

See also: Ted, TED, teď, and tēḑ

English

Noun

ted ‎(plural teds)

  1. teddy boy

Etymology 2

From a possible Old English *teddan, from Proto-Germanic *tadjaną ‎(“to strew, scatter”).

Verb

ted ‎(third-person singular simple present teds, present participle tedding, simple past and past participle tedded)

  1. To spread hay for drying

Anagrams

Lojban

Rafsi

ted

  1. rafsi of terdi.

Etymology

Shortened form of Edward or Theodore.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɛd/
  • Rhymes: -ɛd

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