fillen

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Galician

Verb

fillen

  1. inflection of fillar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German fuolen, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan (to feel).

Pronunciation

Verb

fillen (third-person singular present fillt, past participle gefillt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to feel, to experience
  2. (reflexive) to feel

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive fillen
participle gefillt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular fillen
2nd singular fills fill
3rd singular fillt
1st plural fillen
2nd plural fillt fillt
3rd plural fillen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English fyllan, from Proto-West Germanic *fullijan, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną; equivalent to fille +‎ -en (infinitival suffix). Compare fullen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛlən/, /ˈfilən/, /ˈfulən/

Verb

fillen (third-person singular simple present filleth, present participle fillynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative filde, past participle fild)

  1. To make or cause to be full; to fill:
    1. To fill up; to make a container or cavity full.
    2. To supply, provide or cover with (often of people)
    3. To suffuse or instill; to cause to spread.
  2. To satisfy; to make happy or satiated:
    1. To alleviate or cure; to remove a condition.
    2. To feed (sufficiently); to serve food.
  3. To do or execute (a task):
    1. To satisfy a duty or prediction; to fulfil.
    2. (rare) To be fulfilling or satisfying.
  4. To be or become full of; to spread throughout.
  5. To pour beverages (wine, beer) into glasses.
  6. (rare, of time) To pass; to become complete.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: fill
  • Scots: fill
  • Yola: vill

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

fillen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of fille