eilen

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *eklen, of uncertain earlier origin. Seemingly an instructive singular case. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈei̯len/, [ˈe̞i̯le̞n] Rhymes: -eilen Syllabification(key): ei‧len Hyphenation(key): ei‧len === Adverb === eilen (not comparable) yesterday eilen illalla ― (during) last night ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== eilinen === Further reading === “eilen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 eilen in Kettunen, Lauri (1940): Suomen murrekartasto === Anagrams === Eelin, elein, liene, niele == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German īlen, from Old High German īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan (“to make haste, hasten”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯lən] === Verb === eilen (weak, third-person singular present eilt, past tense eilte, past participle geeilt, auxiliary haben or sein) (intransitive) to hurry, to rush (on foot, in a determined and purposeful manner) [auxiliary sein] Synonym: hasten Antonyms: spazieren, schlendern, bummeln Ich eilte zum Bahnhof. ― I hurried to the railway station. jemandem zu Hilfe eilen ― to rush to someone's aid 1844, Felix Mendelssohn, Hör' mein Bitten (with literal translation): (reflexive, dated or regional) to hurry, to hasten, to rush [auxiliary haben] Synonyms: beeilen, tummeln (often impersonal) to be urgent [auxiliary haben] Es eilt! ― It's urgent! ==== Usage notes ==== In the sense of "to hurry", eilen is typically only used to describe someone's movement, not the intent or necessity to hurry. The latter is commonly described with beeilen (although regionally eilen can be used) or adverbial schnell instead. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== laufen rennen stürmen === Further reading === “eilen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “eilen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “eilen” in Duden online “eilen” in OpenThesaurus.de == Middle English == === Alternative forms === eilien, alen === Etymology === From Old English eġlan, eġlian, from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæi̯lən/ === Verb === eilen to trouble, afflict, or harm (someone or something) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: ail Scots: ail Yola: teil ==== References ==== “eilen, -ien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.