Contionary:til

Hakdor

Pronunciation

• Hakdor Phonology: /til/ ([til])

Adjective

til

1. thin

Antonyms

• suc

Qasunattuuji

Pronunciation

• (Qasunatuuji) IPA^(key):/til/

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *delh₁

Verb

til

1. (transitive) to defeat

Skundavisk

Etymology 1

From Middle Skundavisk til, from Old Skundavisk til, from Halmisk ᛏᛁᛚ (til), ᛏᛁᛚᛖ (tile), from Proto-Germanic *tilą.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʰɪɫ/

Noun

til n. (class 3c, genitive tils, plural tile)

1. goal, target

   Een leerer werþen was mijn grøteste til.

   Becoming a teacher was my biggest goal.

Etymology 2

From Middle Skundavisk til, from Old Skundavisk til, from Old Norse til, from the same Proto-Germanic root as Etymology 1. The proposition usage arose around the Old Skundavisk time due to Old Norse influence, and was reinforced by the later Danish influence of the 16th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʰɪɫ/

Preposition

til

1. til, until

   Ji mootet til ðe daniske targe drijven.

   You must drive until the Danish border.

2. to, towards (the direction or goal of a movement or action)

   Hise beaghting was til Odward gerightet.

   His attention was directed towards Odward.

Scots Norse

Etymology

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tilą.

The meaning of "too" is under English influence, despite having existed in Old Norse, it is unrelated.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈtʲɪʎ/

Preposition

til (root til-)

1. to, towards (with genitive)
2. (under English influence) too

   mèl til mìcil

   speak too much

Usage notes

This term is never used as the "to" for an infinitive, which is most often marked solely through verb form.

Declension

Inflection of til

	1st	2nd	3rd
singular	tilᶫ	tilhᶫ	tilhᶰ
plural	tilvat	tilt	tilharr

ᶫ: causes aspirate
ᶰ: causes nasal

Mutation

Mutated forms of til

radical	lenition	eclipsis
til	thil	dtil

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Scots Norse.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.