fylde

See also: Fylde

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fylə/, [ˈfylə]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish fyllæ, Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullį̄, cognate with Swedish fylle, German Fülle. Derived from the adjective *fullaz (Danish fuld).

Noun

fylde c (singular definite fylden, not used in plural form)

  1. volume
  2. whole, abundant, complete
  3. (archaic or biblical) wealth, abundance
Declension
Declension of fylde
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative fylde fylden
genitive fyldes fyldens
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Old Danish fyllæ, from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną, cognate with Swedish fylla, English fill, German füllen. Derived from the adjective *fullaz (Danish fuld).

Verb

fylde (imperative fyld, infinitive at fylde, present tense fylder, past tense fyldte, perfect tense er/har fyldt)

  1. to fill (make full)
  2. to fill up, load
  3. to take up (room or space)
    Den fyldte hele rummet.
    It took up the entire room.
  4. to turn (a certain age)
    Jeg fylder 50 i morgen.
    I'm turning 50 tomorrow.
  5. to stuff (in cooking)
Conjugation
Conjugation of fylde
active passive
present fylder fyldes
past fyldte fyldtes
infinitive fylde fyldes
imperative fyld
participle
present fyldende
past fyldt
(auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund fylden
Derived terms
  • efterfylde
  • fyld
  • fylderi
  • fyldning

Further reading

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfyl.de/, [ˈfyɫ.de]

Verb

fylde

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of fyllan