tease

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 207 words | Copyright

tease
A. separate the fibres of (wool, etc.) OE.; irritate by persistent action XVII. OE. tǣsan = (M)LG., MDu. tēzen (Du. teezen), OHG. zeisan (G. dial. zeisen) :- WGmc. *taisjan (*taisan).

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