eilen

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *eklen, of unclear earlier origin. Seemingly an instructive singular case.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈei̯len/, [ˈe̞i̯le̞n]
  • Rhymes: -eilen
  • Syllabification(key): ei‧len

Adverb

eilen (not comparable)

  1. yesterday

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German īlen, from Old High German īlen, from Proto-Germanic *īlijaną (“to go quickly, hurry”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯lən]
  • (file)

Verb

eilen (weak, third-person singular present eilt, past tense eilte, past participle geeilt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to hurry, to rush
    Ich eilte zum Bahnhof. ― I hurried to the railway station.
    Sie eilte nach Hause. ― She hurried home.
    • 1818, Joseph von Eichendorff, The Marble Statue ("Das Marmorbild")::
      Florio sah ihm lange nach, dann eilte er wie ein Trunkener der Stadt zu.
      Florio looked at him for long, then he hurried to the city like a drunk.
    • 1844, Felix Mendelssohn, Hör' mein Bitten (with literal translation):
      O könnt' ich fliegen wie Tauben dahin,
      weit hinweg vor dem Feinde zu fliehn!
      In die Wüste eilt' ich dann fort,
      fände Ruhe am schattigen Ort.
      Oh, if I could fly off like the doves,
      flee far away from the foe!
      Into the wilderness I would then hasten,
      and find repose in a shadowy place.
  2. to be urgent
    Es eilt! ― It's urgent!

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Further reading

  • “eilen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “eilen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “eilen” in Duden online
  • “eilen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English eġlan, eġlian, from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯lən/

Verb

eilen

  1. to trouble, afflict, or harm (someone or something)

Conjugation

Descendants

  • English: ail
  • Scots: ail

References

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