hylla

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hylla, from Proto-Germanic *hulþijaną, from *hulþaz (whence Icelandic hollur (loyal)). The sense “pay homage to” is due to influence from Danish hylde, Middle Low German hulden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪtla/
  • Rhymes: -ɪtla
  • Homophone: hilla

Verb

hylla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hyllti, supine hyllt)

  1. to attract the loyalty or favor of
  2. to attract, allure
  3. to pay homage to, acknowledge loyalty to

Conjugation

Derived terms


Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

hylla m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of hylle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hylla f

  1. definite singular of hylle

Swedish

Etymology

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk hylle, Danish hylde, Icelandic hillu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hʏlːa/
  • (file)

Noun

hylla c

  1. a shelf, a rack
    • 1924, Hjalmar Bergman, Chefen Fru Ingeborg
      Det led mot stängningstid, kunderna voro få, expediterna började redan ordna hyllor och fack.
      Closing time was approaching, there were few customers and the clerks were already setting the shelves and compartments in order.
  2. (slang) women's breasts; rack
    Kolla in hyllan på bruden där borta.
    Check out the rack on the chick over there.

Declension

Declension of hylla 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hylla hyllan hyllor hyllorna
Genitive hyllas hyllans hyllors hyllornas

Verb

hylla (present hyllar, preterite hyllade, supine hyllat, imperative hylla)

  1. to praise
  2. to celebrate, to congratulate
  3. to pay homage to, to hail

Conjugation

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