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Tan  ,, see the following word.   ,, ‘fir tree,’ from the  tanne, ,  tanna, signifies ‘fir tree, oak,’ hence the primary idea of the word is usually ‘forest tree’ (see , ). This is supported by, , from  tan (nn),  and , ‘forest’' ( tan-ęsil, ‘wild ass’), which seems to be based on a collective signification of. The early history of the cognates (to which  dęnnia,  den, ‘fir tree,’ is allied) is uncertain. Its connection with θάμνος, ‘thicket,’ is dubious.   ,, ‘aunt,’ only, formed from  tante; for the genuine  words preserved dialectically see  and.   ,, ‘dance, ball,’ from the  tanz, , to which  and  tanzen is allied. The word was first adopted in the 11th. In the verbs were salzôn (which, like  sealtian, was borrowed at an early period from  saltâre), and the genuine  tûmôn and leihhan. The late appearance of tanzen tends to show that it is a loan-word; it is based on the. Romance cognates, danzare ( danser, whence  to dance, and  dansen). It is true that, considering the late period at which it was borrowed, the t compared to  d is abnormal. The Romance cognates are themselves of origin, which has been sought in  dansôn, ‘to draw’ (allied to  þinsan; see ).  ,, ‘brave, variant, bold,’ from tapfer (dapfer, tapfel), ‘firm, pressed, full, weighty, important’ (only in late  brave),  tapfar, ‘heavy, weighty, important’;   dapper, ‘brave, much,’  dapper. The connection in meaning with doblĭ, ‘strong, able,’ debelŭ, ‘stout,’ and dobrŭ, ‘beautiful, good,’ is quite clear, but it is difficult to show how it is related to the corresponding  dapr, ‘sad’; note, however, , ‘bold, audacious,’  drîsti,  thrîsti, compared with  trîstis.  , (in  and , ), ‘claw, paw,’ from the   *tā̆ppe (only tâpe is recorded), ; origin and early history obscure. To this is allied ',, ‘awkward, clumsy,’ since  tappe (tâpe) occurs also as ‘uncouth, loutish person’; hence also  ', , ‘to flounder along,  grope one's way,’  ‘to behave awkwardly.   ,, ‘magic cap,’ see ; the first component is darni, ‘secret,’  tarni,  dyrne. To this dâren, ‘to conceal oneself,’ is allied.   ,, ‘pocket, pouch, wallet,’ from the  tasche (tęsche),  tasca,. An obscure word, the relation of which to the. Romance cognate tasca cannot be defined. The ‘origin of the word and the history of its further diffusion is unknown.   ,, ‘cup,’ only, from  tasse (  tazza, from  tassah, ‘bowl’). <section end="Tasse" /> ,, ‘to touch, fumble, grope,’ from the  tasten,. Borrowed about 1200 A.D. from the Romance cognate tastare ( tâter), ‘to feel, fumble,’ which is based on a  *taxitare (allied to late  taxare, ‘to touch sharply’). <section begin="Tatze" /> ,, ‘paw, claw,’ from tatze, , ‘hand, paw.’ The origin and history of this word, which cannot be traced farther back, are obscure. <section end="Tatze" /> <section begin="Tau" />  (1.), (unknown to  and ), ‘rope, cable,’  only; properly a  word, based on  taug, ‘cord, rope’ (whence  tow,  touw). The latter is connected with the root tuh (tang), in. From the word  touer, ‘to tow a ship,’ is derived. For the words borrowed by from  see, , &c.

 (2.),, ‘dew,’ from the  and  tou ( touwes),  ( also, ); corresponding to the   dau,  dauw,  deáw,  dew,  dǫgg ( *daggwa is wanting), whence   dag. dauwo-, from pre- dháwo-, is generally connected with the root dhā̆v, ‘to run, flow, stream.’ <section end="Tau" /> ,, ‘deaf, torpid,’ from and  toup (b), ‘deaf, insensible, stupid, foolish, mad’; corresponding to  daufs (b), ‘callous,’  deáf,  deaf, and the   doof. Since the meanings of the and   border on those of  and  tump (see ), the two words are certainly connected. The assumed relation (see ) to the Aryan root dhubh, ‘to be blunt, obtuse, deafened,’ preserved in τυφλός, ‘blind,’ leads further to  and its