hylle

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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hylle (past tense hyllede, past participle hyllet)

  1. to veil, cover

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Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Noun[edit]

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

  1. a shelf
  2. a ledge

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Verb[edit]

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[edit]

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Noun[edit]

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

  1. a shelf
  2. a ledge

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Swedish[edit]

blommans delar

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Noun[edit]

hylle n

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

Declension[edit]

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

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