tilyen
Middle English
/ˈtiljən/
verb
Definitions
- 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.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English tilian inherited from Proto-Germanic *tilōną (strive, reach, aim for, hurry, reach for).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*tilōną
Gloss
strive, reach, aim for, hurry, reach for
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- tiller English
- tillman English
- tilth English
- *tilōną Proto-Germanic
- tilian Old English
- tilung Old English
- tilþ Old English
- tiolian, tilian, telian, teolian Old English
- man Middle English
- tilen Middle English
- tilier Middle English
- tilthe Middle English
- toilen, toylen Middle English
- tylen Middle English
- tyllen Middle English
- tyllyng Middle English
- tylman Middle English
- zilōn Old High German
- 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍉𐌽 Gothic
- 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍉𐌽 Gothic
- tilon Old Dutch