tilyen
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
- tillen, tyll, tylle, tilen, tylen, tyllen, tilie, tilye, tillien, tulye, tylyyn, tilien, teolien, tolien, tulien, telien, tolen
Etymology edit
From Old English tilian, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną. Compare toilen.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tilyen
- To cultivate or ready soil for planting; to till.
- To plough soil; to make indentations in it with a plough.
- To grow or nurture agricultural produce or any other plant.
- To create a conducive environment for; to nurture.
- To attempt, labour towards, aim for
- To struggle for; labour for; perform work for.
- (rare) To open up land for future tilling; to clear land.
- (rare) To rid of or eliminate disease or illness.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of tilyen (weak in -ed)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “tillen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.