Etymology: un-prefix2 1b + teldn. b.The form ventelde in the manuscript is a misreading.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To clear of tents or awnings.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > camping or encamping > pitch (tent or camp) [verb (transitive)] > break up or clear of tents
untelda1400
levy1542
discamp1566
untent1609
strike1707
a1400 Morte Arth. 737 Qwen all was schyppede that scholde, they schounte no lengere, Bot vntelde [MS. ventelde] them tyte.
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