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tillow en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English *tilwe, *telwe, *telghe, from Old English telga, telge (“twig, branch, shoot”). More at tiller.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of tiller (“type of plant shoot”).
   alt of tiller
2. (UK, dialectal) Branch; twig; shoot.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tillows	Number=Plur		lexicographic

tillow en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle English *tilwen, *telwien, *telȝen, from Old English telgian (“to put forth branches”), from Proto-West Germanic *telgōn, *tilgijan (“to branch, sprout, produce”).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of tiller.
   alt of tiller
2. (UK, dialectal, intransitive) To spread; branch out; send forth shoots.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
tillowed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
tillowed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
tillows	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
tillowing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
telly		alternative	lexicographic