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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English tyren, [[inh|ang|tēorian|t=to fail, cease, become weary]], Kentish tiorian,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) of unknown origin;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(Collins 2023) Watkins suggests Proto-Germanic *teuzon, from PIE *deu-, to lack.^(Etymonline) The OED notes that its original form is hard to determine without Germanic cognates.^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[inh|enm|tyren]], [[inh|ang|tēorian|t=to fail, cease, become weary]], Kentish tiorian,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) of unknown origin;^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(Collins 2023) Watkins suggests [[gem-pro|*teuzon]], from [[ine-pro|*deu-]], to lack.^(Etymonline) The OED notes that its original form is hard to determine without Germanic cognates.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==