-ill

See also: ill, ill., 'ill, I'll, and Ill.

Middle English

Suffix

-ill

  1. alternative form of -el (“agentive suffix”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent suffix) and *-ilaz (diminutive suffix). Certain loanwords may be analyzed as having this suffix.

Suffix

-ill (weak feminine -la)

  1. forms agent nouns
  2. forms diminutive nouns

Declension

Declension of -ill (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative -ill -illinn -lar -larnir
accusative -il -ilinn -la -lana
dative -li -linum -lum -lunum
genitive -ils -ilsins -la -lanna

Derived terms

Old Norse terms suffixed with -ill (agent noun)
berill
gyrðill
hvirfill
lykill
verpill
Old Norse terms suffixed with -ill (diminutive noun)
bitill
bitull
jǫkull
kistill
meyla
trygill

Descendants

  • Icelandic: -ill
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