ijl

Betekenis (Engels)

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”):

Synoniemen

dun

dungezaaid

iel

haast

haastigheid

vlugheid

rapheid

snelheid

spoed

vaart

gezwindheid

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ɛil/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelnederlands: *ile

Overgenomen van Old Dutch: *īla

In summary

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