/²fʏla/
OriginFrom Old Swedish fylla, from Old Norse fylla, from Proto-Germanic *fullijaną.
Cognate with Danish fylde, Norwegian fylle, English fill, German füllen, Gothic 𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fulljan).
- colloquial, common-gendera state of (heavier) drunkenness
- 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).
Formsfylla(indefinite, nominative, singular) · fyllas(genitive, indefinite, singular) · fyllan(definite, nominative, singular) · fyllans(definite, genitive, singular) · fyllor(indefinite, nominative, plural) · fyllors(genitive, indefinite, plural) · fyllorna(definite, nominative, plural) · fyllornas(definite, genitive, plural) · fyller(present) · fyllde(preterite) · fyllt(supine) · fyll(imperative) · fylla(active, infinitive) · fyllas(infinitive, passive) · fyllt(active, supine) · fyllts(passive, supine) · fyll(active, imperative) · -(imperative, passive) · fyllen(active, archaic, error-unrecognized-form) · -(archaic, error-unrecognized-form, passive)