tine

Meanings

1. A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
2. A small branch, especially on an antler or horn.
3. A wild vetch or tare.

1. small, diminutive

1. Trouble; distress; teen.

1. To kindle; to set on fire.
2. To rage; to smart.

1. To shut in, or enclose.

1. A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English tine, alteration of Middle English tinde, tind, from Old English tind, from Proto-West Germanic *tind, Proto-Germanic *tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃dénts (“tooth, peg”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Tiende, Tiene (“prong, tine”), German Zind, Zint (“prong”). Compare also the related English tind and German Zinne.