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

• “hylle” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “hylle” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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

• bokhylle
• fjellhylle
• hylleplass

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

Noun

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

1. a shelf
2. a ledge

Derived terms

• bokhylle
• fjellhylle
• hylleplass

References

• “hylle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

blommans delar

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

• hylle in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)