hylle

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hylja, from Proto-Germanic *huljaną, cognate with Swedish hölja, German hüllen, Dutch hullen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hylə/, [ˈhylə]
  • Synonym: hylde

Verb

hylle (past tense hyllede, past participle hyllet)

  1. to veil, cover

Conjugation
Inflection of hylle
present past
simple hyller hyllede
perfect har hyllet havde hyllet
passive hylles hylledes
participle hyllende hyllet
imperative hyl —
infinitive hylle —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund hyllen —

Derived terms
  • indhylle
  • omhylle
  • tilhylle

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

hylle m or f (definite singular hylla or hyllen, indefinite plural hyller, definite plural hyllene)

  1. a shelf
  2. a ledge

Derived terms

Verb

hylle (imperative hyll, present tense hyller, simple past hyllet or hylla, past participle hyllet or hylla)

  1. to eulogise; pay homage to someone

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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Noun

hylle f (definite singular hylla, indefinite plural hyller, definite plural hyllene)

  1. a shelf
  2. a ledge

Derived terms

References

Swedish
blommans delar

Etymology

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Noun

hylle n

  1. (biology) perianth (= kronblad (“petal, corolla”) + foderblad (“septal, calyx”))
  2. (dialect) elder (Sambucus)

Declension
Declension of hylle 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hylle hyllet hyllen hyllena
Genitive hylles hyllets hyllens hyllenas

Synonyms
  • (perianth): hylleblad
  • (elder): fläder

References
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