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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *eklen, of uncertain earlier origin. Seemingly an instructive singular case.
Pronunciation
Adverb
eilen (not comparable)
- yesterday
- eilen illalla ― (during) last night
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German īlen, from Old High German īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan (“to make haste, hasten”).
Pronunciation
Verb
eilen (weak, third-person singular present eilt, past tense eilte, past participle geeilt, auxiliary haben or sein)
- to hurry, to rush
- Ich eilte zum Bahnhof. ― I hurried to the railway station.
- Sie eilte nach Hause. ― She hurried home.
1818, Joseph von Eichendorff, The Marble Statue ("Das Marmorbild")::Florio sah ihm lange nach, dann eilte er wie ein Trunkener der Stadt zu.- Florio looked at him for long, then he hurried to the city like a drunk.
- 1844, Felix Mendelssohn, Hör' mein Bitten (with literal translation):
O könnt' ich fliegen wie Tauben dahin,
weit hinweg vor dem Feinde zu fliehn!
In die Wüste eilt' ich dann fort,
fände Ruhe am schattigen Ort.- Oh, if I could fly off like the doves,
flee far away from the foe!
Into the wilderness I would then hasten,
and find repose in a shadowy place.
- to be urgent
- Es eilt! ― It's urgent!
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Further reading
- “eilen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “eilen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “eilen” in Duden online
- “eilen” in OpenThesaurus.de
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English eġlan, eġlian, from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
eilen
- to trouble, afflict, or harm (someone or something)
Conjugation
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
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