tille

See also: tillë

Dutch

Verb

tille

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular present subjunctive of tillen

---

Middle English

Etymology 1

A shortening of lentile (“lentil”).

Noun

tille

1. Alternative form of tylle (“lentil”)

Etymology 2

Either from tillen or Anglo-Norman tylle.

Noun

tille

1. Alternative form of tylle (“container”)

Etymology 3

From Old English ġetillan.

Verb

tille

1. Alternative form of tillen (“to stretch”)

---

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tille c (plural tillen, diminutive tiltsje)

1. a small, high bridge that passes over a body of water

Further reading

• “tille (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011