billen

Danish

Noun

billen c

  1. definite singular of bille

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪ.lə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bil‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɪlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch billen, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bíþla- (axe), instrumental noun from *bītaną (to bite). Related to Old Norse bíldr (bloodletting knife).

Verb

billen

  1. (transitive) to sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone
    • 2007, Traditie, page 18:
      Ze vraagt het de molenaar en die vertelt haar dat de molen gebild is. (Billen is het scherpen van de molenstenen.)
      She asks the miller, and they tell her that the mill has been billed. (Billing is sharpening of the millstones.)
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

From bil.

Verb

billen

  1. (transitive) to bed, to have sex with
    • 2007, Traditie, page 18:
      Hij voegt er aan toe dat zij ook wel sneller zou zijn als ze gebild zou zijn. Dat wil het onervaren meisje wel en betaalt de molenaar om haar te billen (beslapen) (volksverhalenbank TAM182).
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

billen

  1. plural of bil

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same onomatopoeic stem as billeg (to sway, waggle) +‎ -en (instantaneous verb-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈbilːɛn]
  • Hyphenation: bil‧len
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

billen

  1. (intransitive) to tilt, slant, lean, swing, dip (used with lative suffixes; to move suddenly from one direction to another due to a change in its equilibrium)
    Synonyms: megdől, dől, lendül, hanyatlik, csuklik
    Merre billen a mérleg?Which way will the scale dip?

Conjugation

Conjugation of billen
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. billenek billensz billen billenünk billentek billennek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. billentem billentél billent billentünk billentetek billentek
def.
2nd obj
future
Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. billenni fog.
archaic
preterite
indef. billenék billenél billene billenénk billenétek billenének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. billen vala, billent vala/volt.
archaic future indef. billenendek billenendesz billenend billenendünk billenendetek billenendenek
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. billennék billennél billenne billennénk billennétek billennének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. billent volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. billenjek billenj or
billenjél
billenjen billenjünk billenjetek billenjenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. billent légyen
infinitive billenni billennem billenned billennie billennünk billennetek billenniük
other
forms
verbal noun present part. past part. future part. adverbial participle causative
billenés billenő billent billenve (billenvén)
Potential conjugation of billen
Click for archaic forms 1st person sg 2nd person sg
informal
3rd person sg,
2nd p. sg formal
1st person pl 2nd person pl
informal
3rd person pl,
2nd p. pl formal
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. billenhetek billenhetsz billenhet billenhetünk billenhettek billenhetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. billenhettem billenhettél billenhetett billenhettünk billenhettetek billenhettek
def.
2nd obj
archaic
preterite
indef. billenheték billenhetél billenhete billenheténk billenhetétek billenhetének
def.
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. billenhet vala, billenhetett vala/volt.
archaic future indef. billenhetendek
or billenandhatok
billenhetendesz
or billenandhatsz
billenhetend
or billenandhat
billenhetendünk
or billenandhatunk
billenhetendetek
or billenandhattok
billenhetendenek
or billenandhatnak
def.
2nd obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. billenhetnék billenhetnél billenhetne billenhetnénk billenhetnétek billenhetnének
def.
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. billenhetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. billenhessek billenhess or
billenhessél
billenhessen billenhessünk billenhessetek billenhessenek
def.
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. billenhetett légyen
infinitive (billenhetni) (billenhetnem) (billenhetned) (billenhetnie) (billenhetnünk) (billenhetnetek) (billenhetniük)
other
forms
positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
(billenhetve / billenhetvén)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • átbillen
  • elbillen
  • előrebillen
  • felbillen
  • félrebillen
  • hátrabillen
  • helyrebillen
  • kibillen
  • lebillen
  • megbillen
  • visszabillen

References

  1. ^ billen in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
  2. ^ Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (“Explanatory Dictionary Plus”). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

  • billen in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • billen in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bellan, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare German bellen, English bellow, Icelandic belja.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbilen/, [ˈbilən]
  • Rhymes: -ilən

Verb

billen (third-person singular present billt, past participle gebillt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to bark

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive billen
participle gebillt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular billen
2nd singular bills bill
3rd singular billt
1st plural billen
2nd plural billt billt
3rd plural billen

(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

billen m

  1. definite singular of bille