Faroese

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Etymology

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

Verb

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fylla (third person singular past indicative fylti, third person plural past indicative fylt, supine fylt)

  1. to fill
  2. to have a birthday

Conjugation

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Conjugation of fylla (group v-9nn)
infinitive fylla
supine fylt
participle (a39)1 fyllandi fyltur
present past
first singular fylli fylti
second singular fyllir fylti
third singular fyllir fylti
plural fylla fyltu
imperative
singular fyll!
plural fyllið!
1Only the past participle being declined.
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Icelandic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fylla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fyllti, supine fyllt)

  1. to fill

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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fylla m or f or n

  1. definite feminine singular of fyll

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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fylla f or n

  1. definite feminine singular of fyll

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse fylla.

Verb

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

  1. alternative form of fylle

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *fullijaną, akin to Old English fyllan (English fill), Old Saxon fullian, Dutch vullen, Old High German fullen (German füllen), Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fulljan).

Verb

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fylla

  1. (transitive) to fill
    1. (ditransitive, with accusative and genitive) to fill with
  2. to complete, make up
  3. to fulfill
  4. (reflexive, with genitive) to be filled (with)
    fyllask áhyggju ok hræzlu
    to be filled with care and fear

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: fylla
  • Faroese: fylla
  • Norwegian:
  • Old Swedish: fylla
  • Old Danish: fyllæ

References

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  • fylla”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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

Verb

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fylla

  1. to fill
  2. to satisfy
  3. to compensate

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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fylla c

  1. (colloquial) a state of (heavier) drunkenness
    Synonym: berusning
Declension
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Declension of fylla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fylla fyllan fyllor fyllorna
Genitive fyllas fyllans fyllors fyllornas
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Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish fylla, from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną. Cognate with Danish fylde, Norwegian fylle, English fill, German füllen, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fulljan).[1]

Verb

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fylla (present fyller, preterite fyllde, supine fyllt, imperative fyll)

  1. to fill, to make full
  2. to turn (X years old), to reach (a certain age), to have one's birthday
    Hon fyller år på tisdag.
    Her birthday is on Tuesday.
    Han fyller moppe.
    He is turning fifteen (the legal age to drive a moped).
    Hon fyller jämnt i sommar.
    This summer her birthday is an even number (a multiple of ten).
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References

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  1. ^ fylla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)