spil
See also: špil
Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German spil.
Noun
spil n (singular definite spillet, plural indefinite spil)
- A game.
- A box of equipment and such used for a game.
- A specific part of a game, such as a round or level.
- Conditions or limits of a game.
- A sport.
- An instance resulting in the play of a sport, such as a result of who won or lost.
- The act of playing music, singing.
- Parts of a body being used in a fast manner.
- A reflex, often a seizure.
- A theatrical performance featuring actors, a play.
- An actor's improvisation.
- (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of spil
Inflection
Declension of spil
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German spille, from Old High German spinnil.
Noun
spil n (singular definite spillet, plural indefinite spil)
- A winch.
Inflection
Declension of spil
Etymology 3
See spile.
Verb
spil
Etymology 4
See spille.
Verb
spil
Anagrams
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
spil f (plural spillen, diminutive spilletje n)
- an axis
- a key figure
Related terms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
spil n
- game (with some sort of equipment such as playing cards or a board, usually not on a large scale)
- playing card
- (uncountable) play, playing (the act of playing, also music)
- winch, windlass
Declension
declension of spil
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English spillan.
Verb
spil
- Alternative form of spillen
Etymology 2
From spilen or a Old English *spil.
Noun
spil
- Alternative form of spile
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