† telwe, v. Obs. rare.
[a. ON. telgja to cut to shape, cut with a knife: prob. introduced into late OE. as *telᵹian, or into Early ME. as *telȝen: cf. OE. folᵹian, ME. folȝen, folwen, to follow.]
trans. To thwite, to whittle (a stick).
| c 1440 Promp. Parv. 488/1 Telwyn, or thwytyn (H. twhytyn, S., P. twytyn), abseco, reseco. Ibid., Telwynge, or twhytynge (K. telwhynge or whytynge), scissulatus. |