billen

Danish

Noun

billen c

1. definite singular of bille

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪ.lə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: bil‧len
• Rhymes: -ɪlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch billen, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bíþla- (“axe”), instrumental noun from *bītaną (“to bite”). Related to Old Norse bíldr (“bloodletting knife”).

Verb

billen

1. (transitive) to sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone
   • 2007, Traditie, page 18:

     Ze vraagt het de molenaar en die vertelt haar dat de molen gebild is. (Billen is het scherpen van de molenstenen.)

     She asks the miller, and they tell her that the mill has been billed. (Billing is sharpening of the millstones.)

Derived terms

• bilhamer

Further reading

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “billen”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Etymology 2

From bil.

Verb

billen

1. (transitive) to bed, to have sex with
   • 2007, Traditie, page 18:

     Hij voegt er aan toe dat zij ook wel sneller zou zijn als ze gebild zou zijn. Dat wil het onervaren meisje wel en betaalt de molenaar om haar te billen (beslapen) (volksverhalenbank TAM182).

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

billen

1. plural of bil

Hungarian

Etymology

From the same onomatopoeic stem as billeg (“to sway, waggle”) +‎ -en (instantaneous verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbilːɛn]
• Hyphenation: bil‧len
• Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

billen

1. (intransitive) to tilt, slant, lean, swing, dip (used with lative suffixes; to move suddenly from one direction to another due to a change in its equilibrium)

   Synonyms: megdől, dől, lendül, hanyatlik, csuklik

   Merre billen a mérleg? ― Which way will the scale dip?

Conjugation

conjugation of billen

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	billenek	billensz	billen	billenünk	billentek	billennek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	billentem	billentél	billent	billentünk	billentetek	billentek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Future		Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. billenni fog.
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	billenék	billenél	billene	billenénk	billenétek	billenének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. billen vala, billent vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	billenendek	billenendesz	billenend	billenendünk	billenendetek	billenendenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	billennék	billennél	billenne	billennénk	billennétek	billennének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. billent volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	billenjek	billenj or billenjél	billenjen	billenjünk	billenjetek	billenjenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. billent légyen
Infinitive	billenni		billennem	billenned	billennie	billennünk	billennetek	billenniük
Other forms	Verbal noun		Present part.	Past part.	Future part.	Adverbial participle		Causative
	billenés		billenő	billent	―	billenve (billenvén)

potential conjugation of billen

Click for archaic forms			1st person sg	2nd person sg informal	3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal	1st person pl	2nd person pl informal	3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal
Indica­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	billenhetek	billenhetsz	billenhet	billenhetünk	billenhettek	billenhetnek
		Def.	intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past	Indef.	billenhettem	billenhettél	billenhetett	billenhettünk	billenhettetek	billenhettek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Preterit	Indef.	billenheték	billenhetél	billenhete	billenheténk	billenhetétek	billenhetének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Archaic Past		Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. billenhet vala, billenhetett vala/volt.
	Archaic Future	Indef.	billenhetendek or billenandhatok	billenhetendesz or billenandhatsz	billenhetend or billenandhat	billenhetendünk or billenandhatunk	billenhetendetek or billenandhattok	billenhetendenek or billenandhatnak
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
Condi­tional mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	billenhetnék	billenhetnél	billenhetne	billenhetnénk	billenhetnétek	billenhetnének
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	Past		Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. billenhetett volna
Sub­junc­tive mood	Pre­sent	Indef.	billenhessek	billenhess or billenhessél	billenhessen	billenhessünk	billenhessetek	billenhessenek
		Def.	―
		2nd-p. o.	―
	(Archaic) Past		Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. billenhetett légyen
Inf.	(billenhetni)		(billenhetnem)	(billenhetned)	(billenhetnie)	(billenhetnünk)	(billenhetnetek)	(billenhetniük)
Positive adjective			―	Neg. adj.	―	Adv. part.	(billenhetve / billenhetvén)

Derived terms

• billenékeny
• billenés
• billent
• billentyű

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• átbillen
• elbillen
• előrebillen
• felbillen
• félrebillen
• hátrabillen
• helyrebillen
• kibillen
• lebillen
• megbillen
• visszabillen

Related terms

• billeg

 

Further reading

• billen in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• billen in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German bellan, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare German bellen, English bellow, Icelandic belja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbilen/, [ˈbilən]
• Rhymes: -ilən

Verb

billen (third-person singular present billt, past participle gebillt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (intransitive) to bark

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	billen
participle	gebillt
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	billen	—
2nd singular	bills	bill
3rd singular	billt	—
1st plural	billen	—
2nd plural	billt	billt
3rd plural	billen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

billen m

1. definite singular of bille