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fylla
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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną.
Verb
fylla (third person singular past indicative fylti, third person plural past indicative fylt, supine fylt)
- to fill
- to have a birthday
Conjugation
1Only the past participle being declined.
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
fylla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fyllti, supine fyllt)
- to fill
Conjugation
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
fylla m or f or n
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
- fyllet n
Noun
fylla f or n
Etymology 2
Verb
fylla (present tense fyller, past tense fylte, past participle fylt, passive infinitive fyllast, present participle fyllande, imperative fyll)
- alternative form of fylle
References
- “fylla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Etymology
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
fylla
- to fill [with accusative ‘something’ and genitive ‘with something’]
- to complete, make up
- to fulfill
- (reflexive) to be filled [with genitive ‘with something’]
- fyllask áhyggju ok hræzlu
- to be filled with care and fear
Conjugation
Derived terms
- fylling f
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Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “fylla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną.
Verb
fylla
- to fill
- to satisfy
- to compensate
Conjugation
Descendants
- Swedish: fylla
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