Tale1. (n.) See Tael.
2. (v. i.) That which is told; an oral relation or recital; any rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
3. (n.) A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration; a count, in distinction from measure or weight; a number reckoned or stated.
4. (n.) A count or declaration.
5. (v. i.) To tell stories.
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