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Etymology

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From Old Norse hylja, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną, cognate with Swedish hölja, German hüllen, Dutch hullen.

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hylle (past tense hyllede, past participle hyllet)

  1. to veil, cover

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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hylle m or f (definite singular hylla or hyllen, indefinite plural hyller, definite plural hyllene)

  1. a shelf
  2. a ledge

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hylle (imperative hyll, present tense hyller, simple past hyllet or hylla, past participle hyllet or hylla)

  1. to eulogise; pay homage to someone

Norwegian Nynorsk

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

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hylle f (definite singular hylla, indefinite plural hyller, definite plural hyllene)

  1. a shelf
  2. a ledge

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Old English

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxyl.le/, [ˈhyɫ.ɫe]

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hylle

  1. inflection of hyll:
    1. nominative plural
    2. accusative singular/plural
    3. genitive/dative singular

Swedish

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blommans delar

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hylle n

  1. (biology) perianth (= kronblad (petal, corolla) + foderblad (septal, calyx))
  2. (dialect) elder (Sambucus)

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