[tine] n [ME tind, fr. OE; akin to OHG zint point, tine] (bef. 12c) 1: a slender pointed projecting part: prong
2: a pointed branch of an antler -- tined adj
[2]tine vb tined or tint ; tin.ing [ME, of Scand origin; akin to ON tyna to lose, destroy, tjon injury, loss--more at teen] vt (13c) dial Brit: lose ~ vi, dial Brit: to become lost