Contionary:til

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Hakdor

Pronunciation

Adjective

til

  1. thin

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Qasunattuuji

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *delh₁

Verb

til

  1. (transitive) to defeat

Skundavisk

Etymology 1

From Middle Skundavisk til, from Old Skundavisk til, from Halmisk ᛏᛁᛚ (til), ᛏᛁᛚᛖ (tile), from Proto-Germanic *tilą.

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Noun

til n. (class 3c, genitive tils, plural tile)

  1. goal, target
    Een leerer werþen was mijn grøteste til.
    Becoming a teacher was my biggest goal.

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Etymology 2

From Middle Skundavisk til, from Old Skundavisk til, from Old Norse til, from the same Proto-Germanic root as Etymology 1. The proposition usage arose around the Old Skundavisk time due to Old Norse influence, and was reinforced by the later Danish influence of the 16th century.

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Preposition

til

  1. til, until
    Ji mootet til ðe daniske targe drijven.
    You must drive until the Danish border.
  2. to, towards (the direction or goal of a movement or action)
    Hise beaghting was til Odward gerightet.
    His attention was directed towards Odward.

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