# fylla
## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną.

### Verb

fylla (third person singular past indicative fylti, third person plural past indicative fylt, supine fylt)
* to fill
* to have a birthday

#### Conjugation

$^1$Only the past participle being declined.

#### Related terms

* fullur

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɪtla/
    Rhymes: -ɪtla

### Verb

fylla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative fyllti, supine fyllt)
* to fill

#### Related terms

* fullur

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* fyllen m
* fyllet n

### Noun

fylla m or f or n
* definite feminine singular of fyll

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

* fyllet n

#### Noun

fylla f or n
* definite feminine singular of fyll

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse fylla.

#### Verb

fylla (present tense fyller, past tense fylte, past participle fylt, passive infinitive fyllast, present participle fyllande, imperative fyll)
* alternative form of fylle

### References

* “fylla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fullijaną, akin to Old English fyllan (English fill), Old Saxon fullian, Dutch vullen, Old High German fullen (German füllen), Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fulljan).

### Verb

fylla
* to fill [with accusative ‘something’ and genitive ‘with something’]
* to complete, make up
* to fulfill
* (reflexive) to be filled [with genitive ‘with something’]
    fyllask áhyggju ok hræzluto be filled with care and fear

#### Derived terms

* fylling f

#### Related terms

* fullr

#### Descendants

* Icelandic: fylla
* Faroese: fylla
* Norwegian:
** Norwegian Bokmål: fylle
** Norwegian Nynorsk: fylla, fylle
* Old Swedish: fylla
** Swedish: fylla
* Old Danish: fyllæ
** Danish: fylde

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “fylla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Old Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną.

### Verb

fylla
* to fill
* to satisfy
* to compensate

#### Descendants

* Swedish: fylla

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

fylla c
* (colloquial) a state of (heavier) drunkenness
    Synonym: berusning

##### Derived terms

* fyllhund
* fyllefest
* fylleslag
* fyllesvin
* karatefylla
* på fyllan (“while drunk”)

##### See also

* dryckeslag
* full (has related synonyms)
* spritfest

### Etymology 2

From Old Swedish fylla, from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną. Cognate with Danish fylde, Norwegian fylle, English fill, German füllen, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fulljan).

#### Verb

fylla (present fyller, preterite fyllde, supine fyllt, imperative fyll)
* to fill, to make full
* to turn (X years old), to reach (a certain age), to have one's birthday
    Hon fyller år på tisdag.Her birthday is on Tuesday.
    Han fyller moppe.He is turning fifteen (the legal age to drive a moped).
    Hon fyller jämnt i sommar.This summer her birthday is an even number (a multiple of ten).

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

##### Derived terms

* fylla år

##### Related terms

* full
* fyllnad
* fyllning

### References

* fylla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* fylla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* fylla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* ↑ fylla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)