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billen

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Danish

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Noun

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billen c

  1. definite singular of bille

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪ.lə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bil‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɪlən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch billen, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bíþla- (“axe”), instrumental noun from *bītaną (“to bite”). Related to Old Norse bíldr (“bloodletting knife”).

Verb

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billen

  1. (transitive) to sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone
    • 2007, Traditie, page 18:
      Ze vraagt het de molenaar en die vertelt haar dat de molen gebild is. (Billen is het scherpen van de molenstenen.)
      She asks the miller, and they tell her that the mill has been billed. (Billing is sharpening of the millstones.)
Derived terms
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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From bil.

Verb

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billen

  1. (transitive) to bed, to have sex with
    • 2007, Traditie, page 18:
      Hij voegt er aan toe dat zij ook wel sneller zou zijn als ze gebild zou zijn. Dat wil het onervaren meisje wel en betaalt de molenaar om haar te billen (beslapen) (volksverhalenbank TAM182).
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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billen

  1. plural of bil

Hungarian

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Etymology

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From the same onomatopoeic stem as billeg (“to sway, waggle”) +‎ -en (instantaneous verb-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈbilːɛn]
  • Hyphenation: bil‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

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billen

  1. (intransitive) to tilt, slant, lean, swing, dip (used with lative suffixes; to move suddenly from one direction to another due to a change in its equilibrium)
    Synonyms: megdől, dől, lendül, hanyatlik, csuklik
    Merre billen a mérleg? ― Which way will the scale dip?

Conjugation

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Conjugation of billen
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. billenek billensz billen billenünk billentek billennek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. billentem billentél billent billentünk billentetek billentek
def. ―
2nd obj
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. billenni fog.
archaic
preterite 		indef. billenék billenél billene billenénk billenétek billenének
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. billen vala, billent vala/volt.
archaic future indef. billenendek billenendesz billenend billenendünk billenendetek billenendenek
def. ―
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. billennék billennél billenne billennénk billennétek billennének
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. billent volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. billenjek billenj or
billenjél 		billenjen billenjünk billenjetek billenjenek
def. ―
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. billent légyen
infinitive billenni billennem billenned billennie billennünk billennetek billenniük
other
forms 		verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
billenés billenő billent ― billenve (billenvén)
Potential conjugation of billen
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal 		3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal 		1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal 		3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. billenhetek billenhetsz billenhet billenhetünk billenhettek billenhetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. billenhettem billenhettél billenhetett billenhettünk billenhettetek billenhettek
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic
preterite 		indef. billenheték billenhetél billenhete billenheténk billenhetétek billenhetének
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. billenhet vala, billenhetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. billenhetendek
or billenandhatok 		billenhetendesz
or billenandhatsz 		billenhetend
or billenandhat 		billenhetendünk
or billenandhatunk 		billenhetendetek
or billenandhattok 		billenhetendenek
or billenandhatnak
def. ―
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. billenhetnék billenhetnél billenhetne billenhetnénk billenhetnétek billenhetnének
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. billenhetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. billenhessek billenhess or
billenhessél 		billenhessen billenhessünk billenhessetek billenhessenek
def. ―
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. billenhetett légyen
infinitive (billenhetni) (billenhetnem) (billenhetned) (billenhetnie) (billenhetnünk) (billenhetnetek) (billenhetniük)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
― ― (billenhetve / billenhetvén)

Derived terms

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(With verbal prefixes):

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References

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  1. ^ billen in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

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  • billen in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • billen in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Old High German bellan, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare German bellen, English bellow, Icelandic belja.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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billen (third-person singular present billt, past participle gebillt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to bark

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive billen
participle gebillt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative 		imperative
1st singular billen —
2nd singular bills bill
3rd singular billt —
1st plural billen —
2nd plural billt billt
3rd plural billen —

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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billen m

  1. definite singular of bille
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