ijl

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. rarefied (of a gas etc.), not dense
2. (obsolete) skinny, lacking fat
3. (obsolete) empty

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of ijlen (“speak deliriously”):
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of ijlen (“speak deliriously”):
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of ijlen (“speak deliriously”):

Noun

rush, haste

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of ijlen (“rush, haste”):
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of ijlen (“rush, haste”):
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of ijlen (“rush, haste”):

ijlen

to rave, babble, maunder (speak quickly and incoherently as if one were delirious or mad)

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Concepts

hâte

raréfié

fignolée

Synonymes

dun

dungezaaid

iel

haast

haastigheid

vlugheid

rapheid

snelheid

spoed

vaart

gezwindheid

Traductions

haste

pressa

prisa

rapidez

Hast

velocità

thin

speed

promptitude

promptness

quickness

rapidity

swiftness

fretta

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɛil/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen néerlandais: *ile

Hérité de Old Dutch: *īla

In summary

Contracted from late Middle Dutch idel, which survives uncontracted as ijdel. An alternative contracted form led to iel.