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Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant of yll (“star”). Related to hyj (“god”). Disputed etymology:
Noun
hyll m (plural hyje, definite hylli, definite plural hyjet)
- (archaic) star
Declension
References
- ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 206
- ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 220
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From a Germanic root *holana-, related to Middle Low German holder, holdern, and German Holunder.
Noun
hyll m (definite singular hyllen, indefinite plural hyller, definite plural hyllene)
- an elder or elderberry, small tree of genus Sambucus.
Derived terms
References
- “hyll” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “hyll” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From a Germanic root *holana-, related to Middle Low German holder, holdern, and German Holunder.
Noun
hyll m (definite singular hyllen, indefinite plural hyllar, definite plural hyllane)
- an elder or elderberry, small tree of genus Sambucus.
Derived terms
References
- “hyll” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hulliz.
Pronunciation
Noun
hyll f
- hill
Declension
Declension of hyll (strong ō-stem)
This word is also sometimes masculine:
Declension of hyll (strong a-stem)
Descendants
Welsh
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /hɨ̞ɬ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /hɪɬ/
Adjective
hyll (feminine singular hell, plural hyllion, equative hylled or cyn hyll, comparative hyllach or mwy hyll, superlative hyllaf or mwyaf hyll, not mutable)
- ugly
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