tilyen

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === tillen, tyll, tylle, tilen, tylen, tyllen, tilie, tilye, tillien, tulye, tylyyn, tilien, teolien, tolien, tulien, telien, tolen === Etymology === From Old English tilian, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną. Compare toilen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtiljən/, /ˈtilən/ === Verb === tilyen To cultivate or ready soil for planting; to till. To plough soil; to make indentations in it with a plough. To grow or nurture agricultural produce or any other plant. To create a conducive environment for; to nurture. To attempt, labour towards, aim for To struggle for; labour for; perform work for. (rare) To open up land for future tilling; to clear land. (rare) To rid of or eliminate disease or illness. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== tilier tilthe tyllyng tylman ==== Descendants ==== English: till Scots: tele, teel, teil ==== References ==== “tillen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2 May 2018.