syll

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sulī, whence also English sill.

Noun

syll f

  1. sill
    Synonym: bjalki

Declension
  Declension of syll (strong consonant stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative syll syllin syllr syllrnar
accusative syll syllina syllr syllrnar
dative syll syllinni syllum syllunum
genitive syllar syllarinnar sylla syllanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: syll
  • Middle Norwegian: svill
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: svill m or f
    • Norwegian Bokmål: svill m or f
  • Old Swedish: syl
  • Danish: syld c

References
  • syll in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sʏl/, [sʏlː]
  • Audio(file)

Noun

syll c

  1. a railroad sleeper

Declension
Declension of syll 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative syll syllen syllar syllarna
Genitive sylls syllens syllars syllarnas

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse syll, from Proto-Germanic *sulī, from Proto-Indo-European *swel-, *sel- (“piece of wood; beam, post, balk, board, threshold, sill.”)

Noun

syll f

  1. Board; beam.
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

syll m

  1. Alternative form of sull
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