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”):

ijlen

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

Lees verder

Synoniemen

dun

dungezaaid

iel

haast

haastigheid

vlugheid

rapheid

snelheid

spoed

vaart

gezwindheid

Vertalingen

haste

pressa

prisa

hâte

quickness

Hast

promptitude

thin

promptness

speed

rapidity

fretta

velocità

swiftness

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.