tille

See also: tillë

Dutch

Verb

tille

  1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of tillen

Middle English

Etymology 1

A shortening of lentile (“lentil”).

Noun

tille

  1. Alternative form of tylle (“lentil”)

Etymology 2

Either from tillen or Anglo-Norman tylle.

Noun

tille

  1. Alternative form of tylle (“container”)

Etymology 3

From Old English ġetillan.

Verb

tille

  1. Alternative form of tillen (“to stretch”)

West Frisian

Etymology

Noun

tille c (plural tillen, diminutive tiltsje)

  1. a small, high bridge that passes over a body of water

Further reading
  • “tille (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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