spil
See also: špil
DanishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Low German spil.
NounEdit
spil n (singular definite spillet, plural indefinite spil)
- A game.
- A box of equipment and such used for a game.
- A specific part of a game, such as a round or level.
- Conditions or limits of a game.
- A sport.
- An instance resulting in the play of a sport, such as a result of who won or lost.
- The act of playing music, singing.
- Parts of a body being used in a fast manner.
- A reflex, often a seizure.
- A theatrical performance featuring actors, a play.
- An actor's improvisation.
- indefinite plural of spil
InflectionEdit
Declension of spil
Derived termsEdit
- brætspil (“board game”)
Etymology 2Edit
From Middle Low German spille, from Old High German spinnil.
NounEdit
spil n (singular definite spillet, plural indefinite spil)
- A winch.
InflectionEdit
Declension of spil
Etymology 3Edit
See spile.
VerbEdit
spil
- imperative of spile
Etymology 4Edit
See spille.
VerbEdit
spil
- imperative of spille
AnagramsEdit
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Dutch spille, from Old Dutch spilla. Equivalent to spinnen + -el.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
spil f (plural spillen, diminutive spilletje n)
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: spil
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
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PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
spil n (genitive singular spils, nominative plural spil)
- game (with some sort of equipment such as playing cards or a board, usually not on a large scale)
- playing card
- (uncountable) play, playing (the act of playing, also music)
- winch, windlass
DeclensionEdit
declension of spil
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “spil” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
AnagramsEdit
Middle EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old English spillan.
VerbEdit
spil
- Alternative form of spillen
Etymology 2Edit
From spilen or an Old English *spil.
NounEdit
spil
- Alternative form of spile
Norwegian NynorskEdit
NounEdit
spil m or f (definite singular spilen or spila, indefinite plural spilar or spiler, definite plural spilane or spilene)
- Alternative form of spile
VerbEdit
spil
- imperative of spile