ijl

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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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛil/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: *ile

Inherited from Old Dutch: *īla

In summary

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

Concepts

haste

thin

quickness

rapidity

speed

swiftness

promptitude

promptness

hurry

airy

rare

rush

Synonyms

dun

dungezaaid

iel

haast

haastigheid

vlugheid

rapheid

snelheid

spoed

vaart

gezwindheid