hylla

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse hylla, from Proto-Germanic *hulþijaną, from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz (whence Icelandic hollur (“loyal”)). The sense “pay homage to” is due to influence from Danish hylde, Middle Low German hulden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪtla/ Rhymes: -ɪtla Homophone: hilla === Verb === hylla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hyllti, supine hyllt) to attract the loyalty or favor of to attract, allure to pay homage to, acknowledge loyalty to ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hylling == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === hyllen === Noun === hylla m or f definite feminine singular of hylle == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Noun === hylla f definite singular of hylle == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈxyl.lɑ/, [ˈhyɫ.ɫɑ] === Noun === hylla nominative/accusative/genitive plural of hyll == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Related to hjälle (“scaffolding of poles”), itself from Old Norse hjallr. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk hylle, Danish hylde, Icelandic hilla. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /hʏlːa/ ==== Noun ==== hylla c a shelf, a rack (slang) women's breasts; rack ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== bokhylla (“bookcase”) butikshylla (“store shelf”) hyllmeter (“meter of shelf space”) === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse hylla, from Proto-Germanic *hulþijaną, from Proto-Germanic *hulþaz, (whence Swedish huld (“faithful, gracious, sweet”), Icelandic hollur (“loyal”)). Cognate with Icelandic hylla. ==== Verb ==== hylla (present hyllar, preterite hyllade, supine hyllat, imperative hylla) to praise to celebrate, to congratulate to pay homage to, to hail ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== hyllning === Further reading === “hylla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)