Contionary:til

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Hakdor

Pronunciation

Adjective

til

  1. thin

Antonyms

Qasunattuuji

Pronunciation

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.

Pronunciation

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.

Pronunciation

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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Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tilą.

The meaning of "too" is under English influence, despite having existed in Old Norse, it is unrelated.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰɪʃ/

Preposition

til (root til-)

  1. to, towards (with genitive)
  2. (under English influence) too
    mèll til mart
    speak too much
Usage notes

This term is never used as the "to" for an infinitive, which is most often marked solely through verb form.

Declension
Inflection of til
til nominative accusative dative genitive
singular 1st tileᶫ tilmeᶫ tilmer tilmiᶰ
2nd tilhu tilheᶫ tilher tilhiᶰ
3rd masculine tillhᶰ tillhᶰ tilhaòᶰ tilhanᶫ
feminine tilhoᶰ tilhoᶰ tilhne tilhniar
neuter tilhath tilhath tilhai tilheᶫ
plural 1st tiliᶫ tiloᶫ tiloᶫ tilocc
2nd tiliᶫ tilaiᶫ tilaiᶫ tilaicc
3rd masc/fem tilher tilher tilheᶰ tilherr
neuter tilho tilho tilheᶰ tilherr

Mutation

Mutated forms of til
radical voiced nasal aspirate
til dil nhil thil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.