þilja

See also: tilja

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þiljǭ. Akin to English thill. The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

þilja f (genitive þilju)

  1. a board, plank, planking

Declension

Declension of þilja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þilja þiljan þiljur þiljurnar
accusative þilju þiljuna þiljur þiljurnar
dative þilju þiljunni þiljum þiljunum
genitive þilju þiljunnar þilja þiljanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þilja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tilje

Verb

þilja (singular past indicative þildi, past participle þildr or þiliðr or þilinn)

  1. to cover with boards and planks

Conjugation

Conjugation of þilja — active (weak class 1)
infinitive þilja
present participle þiljandi
past participle þildr, þiliðr, þilinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þil þilda þilja þilda
2nd person singular þilr þildir þilir þildir
3rd person singular þilr þildi þili þildi
1st person plural þiljum þildum þilim þildim
2nd person plural þilið þilduð þilið þildið
3rd person plural þilja þildu þili þildi
imperative present
2nd person singular þil
1st person plural þiljum
2nd person plural þilið
Conjugation of þilja — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive þiljask
present participle þiljandisk
past participle þilzk, þilizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular þiljumk þildumk þiljumk þildumk
2nd person singular þilsk þildisk þilisk þildisk
3rd person singular þilsk þildisk þilisk þildisk
1st person plural þiljumsk þildumsk þilimsk þildimsk
2nd person plural þilizk þilduzk þilizk þildizk
3rd person plural þiljask þildusk þilisk þildisk
imperative present
2nd person singular þilsk
1st person plural þiljumsk
2nd person plural þilizk

Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þilja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 511; also available at the Internet Archive