tient

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tient

  1. third-person singular present indicative of tenir

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Verb[edit]

tient

  1. third-person singular present indicative of tenir
    • c. 1150, Turoldus, La Chanson de Roland[1], lines 7–9:
      Li reis Marsilie la tient, ki Deu nen aimet; / Mahumet sert e Apollin recleimet: / Nes poet guarder que mals ne l'i ateignet.
      The king Marsile rules it, [he] who doesn't love God; he worships Mohammed and prays to Apollin: he cannot prevent the evil from reaching him.