idel
التعريفات والمعاني
== Fala ==
=== Alternative forms ===
dicel (Valverdeñu)
idil (Mañegu, Lagarteiru)
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese dizer (“to say”), from Latin dīcō (“I say; I tell”), from Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- (“to show, point out”). Genetically close to Portuguese dizer and Galician dicir, but shares more areal features with Extremaduran izil.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /iˈdel/
Rhymes: -el
Syllabification: i‧del
=== Verb ===
idel
(Mañegu, Lagarteiru) to say; to tell
==== Conjugation ====
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
=== References ===
Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 159
== Middle English ==
=== Etymology 1 ===
==== Adjective ====
idel
alternative form of ydel (“empty”)
==== Noun ====
idel
alternative form of ydel (“idleness”)
=== Etymology 2 ===
==== Noun ====
idel
(Early Middle English, Northern) alternative form of ydole
== Old English ==
=== Etymology ===
From Proto-Germanic *īdalaz. Cognate with Old Frisian īdel, Old Saxon īdal, Dutch ijdel, Old High German ītal.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈiː.del/
=== Adjective ===
īdel (superlative īdelst)
empty, void; bereft
īdelhende ― empty-handed
worthless, useless, vain
īdelbliss ― vain joy
īdelġielp ― vain glory, arrogance
īdelsprǣċe ― idle-speaking, talkative
==== Declension ====
==== Descendants ====
Middle English: ydel, idel, idil, idill, idul, idyl, idyll, ydell, ydil, ydill, ydul, ydullEnglish: idleScots: idle
=== Noun ===
īdel n
idleness, vanity, futility, frivolity
==== Declension ====
Strong a-stem:
==== Derived terms ====
on īdel
==== Descendants ====
Middle English: idel, ydel
== Swedish ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Low German idel (“empty, pure, vain”). Compare English idle (“empty, vacant”), German eidel (“empty, vain”).
=== Adjective ===
idel (not comparable)
(obsolete) empty, void
==== Synonyms ====
intig
tom
==== Derived terms ====
idelhet
=== Adverb ===
idel (not comparable)
nothing but, constant, just
Synonyms: bara, blott, enbart, endast, uteslutande
==== Derived terms ====
vara idel öra
==== See also ====
idelig
=== References ===
idel in Svensk ordbok (SO)
idel in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
idel in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
== West Frisian ==
=== Adjective ===
idel
vain, abortive (coming to naught, failing in its effect)
==== Inflection ====
This adjective needs an inflection-table template.
==== Further reading ====
“idel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011