hyll

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Variant of yll (star). Related to hyj (god). Disputed etymology:

Noun

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hyll m (plural hyje, definite hylli, definite plural hyjet)

  1. (archaic) star

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References

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  1. ^ Demiraj, B. (1997) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: []] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[1] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 206
  2. ^ Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 220

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From a Germanic root *holana-, related to Middle Low German holder, holdern, and German Holunder.

Noun

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hyll m (definite singular hyllen, indefinite plural hyller, definite plural hyllene)

  1. an elder or elderberry, small tree of genus Sambucus.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From a Germanic root *holana-, related to Middle Low German holder, holdern, and German Holunder.

Noun

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hyll m (definite singular hyllen, indefinite plural hyllar, definite plural hyllane)

  1. an elder or elderberry, small tree of genus Sambucus.

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hulliz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hyll f

  1. hill

Declension

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This word is also sometimes masculine:

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Welsh

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /hɨ̞ɬ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /hɪɬ/

Adjective

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hyll (feminine singular hell, plural hyllion, equative hylled or cyn hyll, comparative hyllach or mwy hyll, superlative hyllaf or mwyaf hyll, not mutable)

  1. ugly

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