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bil.

space, interval

3 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɪːl]
  1. space, interval

    neuter
  2. period of time, moment, space

    neuter
  3. space

    neuter
  4. damage, wound, nick

    neuter
  5. hesitation, break (in some action, process, etc.)

    archaic · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse bil, from Proto-Germanic *bilą, of uncertain origin, though probably with original sense "giving way, failure" and related to dialectal Dutch beelen (“to repent a deal”). Related to *bilōn- (“to give way”); compare also *biliþi (“likeness, evenness”) and *bibāną (“to shiver, tremble”), the latter which Kroonen suspects is connected. A relation to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”) is particularly attractive semantically, though phonetically difficult to resolve.

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