Faroese edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

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

  1. to fill
  2. to have a birthday

Conjugation edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

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

  1. to fill

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

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Noun edit

fylla m or f or n

  1. definite feminine singular of fyll

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Etymology 1 edit

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fylla f or n

  1. definite feminine singular of fyll

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse fylla.

Verb edit

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 edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

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

Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

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

Verb edit

fylla

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

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Etymology 1 edit

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Noun edit

fylla c

  1. (colloquial) a state of (heavier) drunkenness
    Synonym: berusning
Declension edit
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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