billen

billen

Danish

Noun

billen c

1. definite singular of bille

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪ.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bil‧len
• Rhymes: -ɪlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch billen, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bíþla- (“axe”), instrumental noun from *bītaną (“to bite”). Related to Old Norse bíldr (“bloodletting knife”).

Verb

billen

1. (transitive) to sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone
   • 2007, Traditie, page 18.

     Ze vraagt het de molenaar en die vertelt haar dat de molen gebild is. (Billen is het scherpen van de molenstenen.)

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Derived terms

• bilhamer

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “billen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 2

From bil.

Verb

billen

1. (transitive) to bed, to have sex with
   • 2007, Traditie, page 18.

     Hij voegt er aan toe dat zij ook wel sneller zou zijn als ze gebild zou zijn. Dat wil het onervaren meisje wel en betaalt de molenaar om haar te billen (beslapen) (volksverhalenbank TAM182).

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

Noun

billen

1. Plural form of bil
2. (plural only) buttocks, butt, bottom, behind

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Hungarian

Etymology

From the same onomatopoeic stem as billeg (“to sway, waggle”) +‎ -en (instantaneous verb-forming suffix).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbilːɛn]
• Hyphenation: bil‧len
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

billen

1. (intransitive) to tilt, slant, lean, swing, dip (followed by -ra/-re) (to move suddenly from one direction to another due to a change in its equilibrium)

   Synonyms: megdől, dől, lendül, hanyatlik, csuklik

   Merre billen a mérleg? ― Which way will the scale dip?

Conjugation

conjugation of billen

			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	billenek	billensz	billen	billenünk	billentek	billennek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	billentem	billentél	billent	billentünk	billentetek	billentek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	billennék	billennél	billenne	billennénk	billennétek	billennének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	billenjek	billenj or billenjél	billenjen	billenjünk	billenjetek	billenjenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Infinitive	billenni		billennem	billenned	billennie	billennünk	billennetek	billenniük
Other nonfinite verb forms			Verbal noun	Present participle	Past participle	Future part.	Adverbial part.	Potential
			billenés	billenő	billent	―	billenve	billenhet

Derived terms

• billenékeny
• billenés
• billent
• billentyű

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• átbillen
• elbillen
• előrebillen
• felbillen
• félrebillen
• hátrabillen
• helyrebillen
• kibillen
• lebillen
• megbillen
• visszabillen

Related terms

• billeg

 

References

1. billen in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)
2. Eőry, Vilma. Értelmező szótár+ (’Explanatory Dictionary Plus’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2007. →ISBN

Further reading

• billen in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• billen in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2023)

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bellan, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare German bellen, English bellow, Icelandic belja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbilen/, [ˈbilən]
• Rhymes: -ilən

Verb

billen (third-person singular present billt, past participle gebillt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (intransitive) to bark

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	billen
participle	gebillt
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	billen	—
2nd singular	bills	bill
3rd singular	billt	—
1st plural	billen	—
2nd plural	billt	billt
3rd plural	billen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

billen m

1. definite singular of bille