-ill

See also: ill, ill., 'ill, I'll, and Ill.

Middle English

Suffix

-ill

1. alternative form of -el (“agentive suffix”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent suffix) and *-ilaz (diminutive suffix). Certain loanwords may be analyzed as having this suffix.

Suffix

-ill (weak feminine -la)

1. forms agent nouns
2. forms diminutive nouns

Declension

Declension of -ill (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	-ill	-illinn	-lar	-larnir
accusative	-il	-ilinn	-la	-lana
dative	-li	-linum	-lum	-lunum
genitive	-ils	-ilsins	-la	-lanna

Derived terms

Old Norse terms suffixed with -ill (agent noun)

berill

gyrðill

hvirfill

lykill

verpill

Old Norse terms suffixed with -ill (diminutive noun)

bitill

bitull

jǫkull

kistill

meyla

trygill

Descendants

• Icelandic: -ill