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ijl.

rarefied (of a gas etc.), not dense

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɛi̯l/
  1. rarefied (of a gas etc.), not dense

  2. skinny, lacking fat

    obsolete
  3. empty

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Contracted from late Middle Dutch idel, which survives uncontracted as ijdel. An alternative contracted form led to iel.

noun/ɛi̯l/
  1. rush, haste

    feminine · no-diminutive · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch *ile, from Old Dutch *īla, from Proto-Germanic *īlō.

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