til

See also: till, Till, TIL, 'til, til-, and тіл

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English til, from Old English til (“to, until”), possibly from Old Norse til, both from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), or Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”). Compare to Old Frisian til

Alternative forms

• 'til

Conjunction

til

1. (colloquial) until, till
   • c1390, Chaucer, Geoffry, “The Canterbury Tales”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     He slepeth...Al nyght til the sonne gan aryse.

   • 2010 May, Parker, James, “Revenge of the Wimps”, in The Atlantic Monthly^[1], volume 305, number 4, page 38:

     EVEN IF YOU MAKE ME WRITE IN THIS EVERY DAY TIL THEY LET ME OUT OF HERE

Preposition

til

1. (colloquial) until, till
   • 1425, Wycliffe, “Ezekial 1:27”, in Wycliffe Bible:

     Fro þe leendis of hym & aboue, & fro þe leendis of him til beneþe I saᵹ þe licnesse of fier.

   • 2004 Nov, “The Role of Close Friends in African American Adolescents' Dating and Sexual Behavior”, in Journal of Sex Research, volume 41, number 4, page 351-362:

     I just don't know how to just come out in the blue and say it, so I just wait til it comes up...

   • 2008 Winter, Copperman, Michael, “Gone”, in Arkansas Review, volume 39, number 3, Arkansas State University, page 139-145:

     Let him wander round and kids gone meddle him til he get to fighting again.

2. (archaic) ~ to: as far as; down to; up to, until
   • 1425, Wycliffe, “Ezekial 40:15”, in Wycliffe Bible:

     He maad frountis by sixti cubitis ... and bifore the face of the ᵹate that lastid til to the face of the porche of the ynner ᵹate, fifti cubitis.

Etymology 2

Noun

til (plural tils)

1. A species of tree in the Lauraceae family, native to Madeira and the Canary Islands; Ocotea foetens.

See also

• til seed

Pronunciation

• enPR: tĭl, IPA^(key): /tɪl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪl

Anagrams

• &lit, Lit, TLI, lit, lit.

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *dɨl.

Noun

til

1. tongue
2. language

Declension

Declension of til

nominative	til
genitive	tilniñ
dative	tilge
accusative	tilni
locative	tilde
ablative	tilden

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]^[2], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

Adverb

til

1. more, additional, another

   Giv mig en kage til.

   Give me another cake.

2. to, having as destination

   Gå hen til huset.

   Go to the house.

3. such that something is caused to be in a fitting state
   • 2015, Christine Proksch, Turen Går Til Wien, Politikens Forlag ISBN 9788740018912

     Kalkstenen smuldrer og skal erstattes, og uafbrudt skyder stilladser i vejret, så der kan slibes til og skiftes ud.

     The limestone crumbles and must be replaced, and scaffolds pop up unceasingly, so that grinding and replacing can take place.

   • 2008, Selvstyrende team - ledelse og organisation, Samfundslitteratur ISBN 9788759312469, page 35

     Det betyder, at personligheden skal slibes til, sådan at den passer optimalt ind i den konkrete jobprofil, hvilket sker på bekostning af det personlige udtryk.

     This means that personality must be grinded, such that it fits optimally into the job profile in question, which happens at the cost of personal expression.

4. such that some pathway or cavity is blocked

   Kloakken er stoppet til.

   The sewer is blocked.

5. with force

   Tryk til!

   Push forcefully!

Conjunction

til

1. until

   Jeg venter til det bliver mørkt.

   I shall wait until it is dark.

Preposition

til

1. to (clarification of this definition is being sought)
2. for, intended for

   Jeg har en gave til dig.

   I have a gift for you.

3. at (clarification of this definition is being sought)
4. by (clarification of this definition is being sought)
5. with (clarification of this definition is being sought)
6. as (clarification of this definition is being sought)

References

• “til” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɪl

Verb

til

1. first-person singular present indicative of tillen
2. imperative of tillen

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Dutch Low Saxon

Noun

til

1. bridge

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Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰiːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Etymology

From Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

Preposition

til

1. (with accusative or with genitive) to, towards

Derived terms

• til-

Conjunction

til

1. until

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Gothic

Romanization

til

1. Romanization of 𐍄𐌹𐌻

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰɪ(ː)l/
• Rhymes: -ɪːl

Preposition

til

1. (with genitive) to, towards

   Ég fer til Japans.

   I'm going to Japan.

   Ég er með bréf til þín.

   I have a letter [addressed] to you.

Derived terms

Terms derived from til

• allir vegir liggja til Rómar (“all roads lead to Rome”)
• beina máli til
• beina skrifum til
• koma til dyranna eins og maður er klæddur (“to be one's true self”)
• segja til (“to give instructions”)

• segja til syndanna (“to lecture, to give a good talking to, to give somebody a thorough talking-to”)
• taka til (“to clean, to tidy up”)
• til baka (“back”)
• til dæmis, til að mynda (“for example, exempli gratia”)
• til hamingju (“congratulations”)

• til hamingju með daginn (“congratulations (on the day)”)
• til vinstri (“to the left”)
• til vopna! (“to arms!”)
• óska til hamingju (“to congratulate”)

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English till.

Preposition

til

1. until, till (in time)
2. to, up to, as far as (in space)
3. Short for til rivido (“goodbye”)

Derived terms

Terms derived from til

• til rivido! (“goodbye!”, literally “until the re-seeing!”)

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Kurdish

til

Noun

til f

1. finger (extremity of the hand)

This Kurdish entry was created from the translations listed at finger. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see til in the Kurdish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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Rafsi

til

1. rafsi of tcila.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

Preposition

til

1. to

   fra ... til ... - from ... to ...

References

• “til” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɪl/ (example of pronunciation)

Preposition

til

1. to (indicating destination)

   Dei er på veg til fylkesgrensa.

   They are on their way to the county border.

2. for

   Denne presangen er til deg.

   This present is for you.

3. of (indicating possession)

   Han er faren til guten.

   He is the father of the boy.

4. until

   Me køyrde til me kom fram.

   We drove until we got there.

Adverb

til

1. another, one more

   Eg tek eit kakestykke til.

   I'll take another piece of cake.

References

• “til” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /til/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *tila-, whence also Old Frisian til, Old High German zil (German Ziel), Old Norse tilr, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌻 (til).

Adjective

til

1. good (morally good; competent; useful, etc.)

   Til sceal mid tilum.

   The good shall be with the good.

Etymology 2

Possibly from Old Norse til though the OED has it as "Germanic" and related to Old Norse and to Old Frisian til

Preposition

til (with dative)

1. to, until, unto

   Ðá cueð til him ðe Hǽlend

   Then quoth unto them the Savior.

Noun

til n (nominative plural tilas)

1. use, service, convenience

   Gewritu secgaþ ðæt seó wiht sý mid moncynne miclum ticlum sweotol and gesýne, sundorcræft hafaþ.

   Writings say that those beings were to mankind of great service; they clearly and obviously had special powers.

2. goodness, kindness

   Me on ðínum tile gelǽr ðæt ic teala cunne ðín sóðfæst weorc healdan.

   Thy goodness teaches me that I should maintain your righteous work.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *til (“to, towards”). Cognate with Old English til, Old Frisian til.

Preposition

til

1. (with genitive) to, towards

Descendants

• Danish: til
• Faroese: til
• Icelandic: til

• Norwegian: til
• Swedish: till (Old Swedish til)

References

• til in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “til” in: Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Provençal tille, from Latin titulus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtiɫ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiw/
  • Homophone: tio

Noun

til m (plural tis or tiles)

1. tilde, a diacritic (˜). Used in Portuguese to indicate a nasal vowel.
2. trifle (something of little importance or worth)

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Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *dɨl.

Noun

til (plural tillar)

1. tongue
2. language