spilla

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną.

Verb

spilla (third person singular past indicative spilti, third person plural past indicative spilt, supine spilt)

  1. to waste

Conjugation
Conjugation of spilla (group v-9)
infinitive spilla
supine spilt
participle (a5)1 spillandi spiltur
present past
first singular spilli spilti
second singular spillir spilti
third singular spillir spilti
plural spilla spiltu
imperative
singular spill!
plural spillið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Gothic

Romanization

spilla

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną.

Verb

spilla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spillti, supine spillt)

  1. (transitive, governs the dative) to corrupt, to contaminate, to mar
    Þú hefur spillt mér.
    You have corrupted me.
  2. (transitive, governs the dative) to rape, to abuse or handle with improper treatment; to spoil, despoil, violate (nature, forests...etc)
    Ekki spilla þessum fagra skógi!
    Don't rape this fair forest!

Derived terms
Derived terms

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈspil.la/
  • Rhymes: -illa
  • Hyphenation: spìl‧la

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *spinla, from contraction of Late Latin spīnula, diminutive of Latin spīna. Doublet of spinula, a borrowing.

Noun

spilla f (plural spille)

  1. brooch, broach, breastpin
  2. scarfpin
  3. (regional, by extension) pin
Derived terms

Verb

spilla

  1. inflection of spillare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

spilla n

  1. definite plural of spill

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną.

Verb

spilla

  1. to spill
  2. to waste, to spoil
  3. to destroy, to ruin
  4. to violate, to defile

Conjugation
Conjugation of spilla (weak)
present past
infinitive spilla —
participle spillandi, spillande spilter
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk spillir spilli, spille —   spilti, spilte spilti, spilte
þū spillir spilli, spille spil spilti, spilte spilti, spilte
han spillir spilli, spille —   spilti, spilte spilti, spilte
vīr spillum, spillom spillum, spillom spillum, spillom spiltum, spiltom spiltum, spiltom
īr spillin spillin spillin spiltin spiltin
þēr spilla spillin —   spiltu, spilto spiltin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk spillis spillis, spilles —   spiltis, spiltes spiltis, spiltes
þū spillis spillis, spilles —   spiltis, spiltes spiltis, spiltes
han spillis spillis, spilles —   spiltis, spiltes spiltis, spiltes
vīr spillums, spilloms spillums, spilloms —   spiltums, spiltoms spiltums, spiltoms
īr spillins spillins —   spiltins spiltins
þēr spillas spillins —   spiltus, spiltos spiltins

Descendants
  • Swedish: spilla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish spilla, from Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to sunder, split, rend, tear”).

Verb

spilla (present spiller, preterite spillde, supine spillt, imperative spill)

  1. to spill, accidentally pour out liquid
    Man ska inte gråta över spilld mjölk
    Don't cry over spilled milk
  2. to waste (e.g. time)

Conjugation
Conjugation of spilla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive spilla spillas
Supine spillt spillts
Imperative spill —
Imper. plural1 spillen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative spiller spillde spills, spilles spilldes
Ind. plural1 spilla spillde spillas spilldes
Subjunctive2 spille spillde spilles spilldes
Participles
Present participle spillande
Past participle spilld
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

References
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