fylle

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

fylle

1. Alternative form of fille

Etymology 2

Verb

fylle

1. Alternative form of fillen

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fylla (“to fill, complete”), from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną (“to fill, make full”), from *fullaz + *-janą, first part from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₁nós, from *pleh₁- (“to fill”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

fylle (imperative fyll, present tense fyller, passive fylles, simple past fylte, past participle fylt, present participle fyllende)

1. to fill
2. to stuff
3. to reach, turn (a certain age)

Derived terms

• etterfylle
• luftfylt
• meningsfylt
• overfylle
• overfylt

 

Related terms

• fyll (noun)

References

• “fylle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fylla

Etymology

From Old Norse fylla, itself from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną.

Verb

fylle (present tense fyller, past tense fylte, past participle fylt, passive infinitive fyllast, present participle fyllande, imperative fyll)

1. to fill
2. to stuff
3. to reach, turn (a certain age)

Derived terms

• luftfylt
• overfylle
• overfylt

Related terms

• fyll (noun)

References

• “fylle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.