From en.wiktionary.org:
[Teer]
** English
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To stir , as a calico - printer 's sieve .
*** Anagrams
- [en]
** Dutch
*** Pronunciation
- [nl]
- [nl]
- [nl]
*** Etymology 1
**** Noun
[m]
1. tar
***** Derived terms
-general: {{col4|nl |teerketel |teerkorst |teerkwast |teerolie |teervuur
|teerwater |teerzalf |teerzeep |teerzuur }} -types of tar: {{col4|nl |bergteer
|bruinkoolteer |houtteer |koolteer |mineraalteer |steenkoolteer |turfteer }}
***** Descendants
- [brc]
- [dcr]
- [jvn]
- [id]
*** Etymology 2
From [nl], contraction of [dum], [dum], from [nl], from [nl]. [nl]. Cognate
to [enm].
**** Adjective
[nl-adj]
1. tender , delicate
***** Usage notes
- _Teer_ tends to be used in sense of “easily damaged”, while the doublet [nl] is used in the sense of “fond, gentle”. For example, [nl] , but [nl] .
***** Declension
[tere]
***** Descendants
- [dcr]
**** Noun
[m]
1. tenderness
*** Etymology 3
**** Verb
[nl]
1. [nl]
*** Etymology 4
Over time, _teer_ was also used to refer to tuberculosis, analogously to
English consumption.
**** Noun
[m]
1. the act of digesting or being consumed
2. tuberculosis
*** Etymology 5
From [nl], from [nl], [odt], from [nl], from [nl], from pre-Germanic
*_dréwom_, thematic e-grade derivative of [nl]. Cognate with [en], [da].
**** Noun
[m]
1. [nl] tree [nl]
***** Related terms
- [nl] , [nl]
*** Anagrams
- [nl] , [nl] , [nl] , [nl] , [nl]
** German
*** Pronunciation
- [de]
*** Verb
[de]
1. [de]
2. [de] [de]
** Middle English
*** Etymology 1
[enm] [enm] From [enm], [ang], [ang], [ang], from [enm].
**** Alternative forms
- [enm]
- [enm]
- [enm]
**** Pronunciation
- [enm]
**** Noun
[teres]
1. A tear [drop of liquid from the eye s] :
1. A tear as a symptom of disease or injury .
2. An emotionally-triggered tear [e.g. ecstasy , remorse , sadness , sympathy]
2. A drop of liquid resembling a teardrop .
3. [enm] The feeling of teariness or distress .
***** Usage notes
- This noun usually appears in the plural.
***** Related terms
- [enm]
- [enm]
***** Descendants
- [en]
- [gmw-msc]
- [sco]
***** References
- [entry=tēr(e ]
*** Etymology 2
[enm] [enm], alternative form of [dum], [dum] (whence modern [nl]), from
[enm], from [enm].
**** Alternative forms
- [enm]
**** Pronunciation
- [enm]
**** Adjective
[enm-adj]
1. Of good quality or manner s.
***** Descendants
- [en] [obsolete]
***** References
- [entry=tēr ]
*** Etymology 3
**** Noun
[enm]
1. [enm]
*** Etymology 4
**** Verb
[enm]
1. [enm]
[enm]
** Swedish
*** Noun
[sv]
1. [sv]
*** Anagrams
- [sv]