byl

See also: był and был

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch bijl, from Middle Dutch bile.

Pronunciation

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Noun

byl (plural byle, diminutive byltjie)

1. axe

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɪl]
• Rhymes: -ɪl
• Homophone: bil

Participle

byl

1. masculine singular past active participle of být

Faroese

Noun

byl

1. indefinite accusative singular of bylur

Icelandic

Noun

byl

1. indefinite accusative singular of bylur
2. indefinite dative singular of bylur

Old English

Alternative forms

• bȳle

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *būlō (“boil”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /byːl/

Noun

bȳl m

1. boil

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bȳl	bȳlas
accusative	bȳl	bȳlas
genitive	bȳles	bȳla
dative	bȳle	bȳlum

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “býl”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.