tylle

Middle English

Etymology 1

A shortening of lentile (“lentil”).

Alternative forms

tille

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtil(ə)/

Noun

tylle (plural tylles)

(rare) A lentil or its edible seed.

Related terms

lentile

Descendants

English: till

References

“tille (n.(2))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-04.

Etymology 2

Either from tillen or Anglo-Norman tylle.

Alternative forms

tille

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtil(ə)/

Noun

tylle (plural tylles)

(rare) A footlocker for the storage of armaments.
(rare) A box or container.

Descendants

English: till

References

“tille (n.(1))” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-04.

Etymology 3

From Old English tilian.

Verb

tylle

Alternative form of tilyen (“to till”)

Etymology 4

From Old English *tyllan.

Verb

tylle

Alternative form of tillen (“to enthrall”)

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