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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną.

Verb

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fylla (third person singular past indicative fylti, third person plural past indicative fylt, supine fylt)

  1. to fill
  2. to have a birthday

Conjugation

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Conjugation of fylla (group v-9nn)
infinitive fylla
supine fylt
present past
first singular fylli fylti
second singular fyllir fylti
third singular fyllir fylti
plural fylla fyltu
participle (a39)1 fyllandi fyltur
imperative
singular fyll!
plural fyllið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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fylla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fyllti, supine fyllt)

  1. to fill

Conjugation

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fylla – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur fylla
supine sagnbót fyllt
present participle
fyllandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég fylli fyllti fylli fyllti
þú fyllir fylltir fyllir fylltir
hann, hún, það fyllir fyllti fylli fyllti
plural við fyllum fylltum fyllum fylltum
þið fyllið fylltuð fyllið fylltuð
þeir, þær, þau fylla fylltu fylli fylltu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú fyll (þú), fylltu
plural þið fyllið (þið), fylliði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
fyllast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur fyllast
supine sagnbót fyllst
present participle
fyllandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég fyllist fylltist fyllist fylltist
þú fyllist fylltist fyllist fylltist
hann, hún, það fyllist fylltist fyllist fylltist
plural við fyllumst fylltumst fyllumst fylltumst
þið fyllist fylltust fyllist fylltust
þeir, þær, þau fyllast fylltust fyllist fylltust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú fyllst (þú), fyllstu
plural þið fyllist (þið), fyllisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
fylltur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
fylltur fyllt fyllt fylltir fylltar fyllt
accusative
(þolfall)
fylltan fyllta fyllt fyllta fylltar fyllt
dative
(þágufall)
fylltum fylltri fylltu fylltum fylltum fylltum
genitive
(eignarfall)
fyllts fylltrar fyllts fylltra fylltra fylltra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
fyllti fyllta fyllta fylltu fylltu fylltu
accusative
(þolfall)
fyllta fylltu fyllta fylltu fylltu fylltu
dative
(þágufall)
fyllta fylltu fyllta fylltu fylltu fylltu
genitive
(eignarfall)
fyllta fylltu fyllta fylltu fylltu fylltu
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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fylla m or f or n

  1. definite feminine singular of fyll

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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fylla f or n

  1. definite feminine singular of fyll

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse fylla.

Verb

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fylla (present tense fyller, past tense fylte, past participle fylt, passive infinitive fyllast, present participle fyllande, imperative fyll)

  1. alternative form of fylle

References

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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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

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fylla

  1. to fill [with accusative ‘something’ and genitive ‘with something’]
  2. to complete, make up
  3. to fulfill
  4. (reflexive) to be filled [with genitive ‘with something’]
    fyllask áhyggju ok hræzlu
    to be filled with care and fear

Conjugation

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Conjugation of fylla — active (weak class 1)
infinitive fylla
present participle fyllandi
past participle fylldr
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular fylli fyllda fylla fyllda
2nd person singular fyllir fylldir fyllir fylldir
3rd person singular fyllir fylldi fylli fylldi
1st person plural fyllum fylldum fyllim fylldim
2nd person plural fyllið fyllduð fyllið fylldið
3rd person plural fylla fylldu fylli fylldi
imperative present
2nd person singular fyll, fylli
1st person plural fyllum
2nd person plural fyllið
Conjugation of fylla — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive fyllask
present participle fyllandisk
past participle fyllzk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular fyllumk fylldumk fyllumk fylldumk
2nd person singular fyllisk fylldisk fyllisk fylldisk
3rd person singular fyllisk fylldisk fyllisk fylldisk
1st person plural fyllumsk fylldumsk fyllimsk fylldimsk
2nd person plural fyllizk fyllduzk fyllizk fylldizk
3rd person plural fyllask fylldusk fyllisk fylldisk
imperative present
2nd person singular fyllsk, fyllisk
1st person plural fyllumsk
2nd person plural fyllizk

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: fylla
  • Faroese: fylla
  • Norwegian:
  • Old Swedish: fylla
  • Old Danish: fyllæ

Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fylla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną.

Verb

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fylla

  1. to fill
  2. to satisfy
  3. to compensate

Conjugation

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Descendants

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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fylla c

  1. (colloquial) a state of (heavier) drunkenness
    Synonym: berusning
Declension
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Etymology 2

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From Old Swedish fylla, from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną. Cognate with Danish fylde, Norwegian fylle, English fill, German füllen, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fulljan).[1]

Verb

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fylla (present fyller, preterite fyllde, supine fyllt, imperative fyll)

  1. to fill, to make full
  2. to turn (X years old), to reach (a certain age), to have one's birthday
    Hon fyller år på tisdag.
    Her birthday is on Tuesday.
    Han fyller moppe.
    He is turning fifteen (the legal age to drive a moped).
    Hon fyller jämnt i sommar.
    This summer her birthday is an even number (a multiple of ten).
Conjugation
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Conjugation of fylla (weak)
active passive
infinitive fylla fyllas
supine fyllt fyllts
imperative fyll
imper. plural1 fyllen
present past present past
indicative fyller fyllde fylls, fylles fylldes
ind. plural1 fylla fyllde fyllas fylldes
subjunctive2 fylle fyllde fylles fylldes
present participle fyllande
past participle fylld

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ fylla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)