eilen
Finnish
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Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *eklen, of uncertain earlier origin. Seemingly an instructive singular case.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈei̯len/, [ˈe̞i̯le̞n]
- Rhymes: -eilen
- Syllabification(key): ei‧len
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Related terms
Further reading
- “eilen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
- eilen in Kettunen, Lauri (1940): Suomen murrekartasto
German
Etymology
From Middle High German īlen, from Old High German īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan (“to make haste, hasten”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯lən]
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Verb
eilen (weak, third-person singular present eilt, past tense eilte, past participle geeilt, auxiliary haben or sein)
- 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.
- Oh, if I could fly off like the doves,
- to be urgent
- Es eilt! ― It's urgent!
Conjugation
| infinitive | eilen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | eilend | ||||
| past participle | geeilt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich eile | wir eilen | i | ich eile | wir eilen |
| du eilst | ihr eilt | du eilest | ihr eilet | ||
| er eilt | sie eilen | er eile | sie eilen | ||
| preterite | ich eilte | wir eilten | ii | ich eilte1 | wir eilten1 |
| du eiltest | ihr eiltet | du eiltest1 | ihr eiltet1 | ||
| er eilte | sie eilten | er eilte1 | sie eilten1 | ||
| imperative | eil (du) eile (du) |
eilt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Middle English
Alternative forms
- eilien, alen
Etymology
From Old English eġlan, eġlian, from Proto-West Germanic *aglijan, from Proto-Germanic *aglijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛi̯lən/
Conjugation
Conjugation of eilen (weak in -ed)
| infinitive | (to) eilen, eile | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | eile | eiled | |
| 2nd-person singular | eilest | eiledest | |
| 3rd-person singular | eileth | eiled | |
| subjunctive singular | eile | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | eilen, eile | eileden, eilede | |
| imperative plural | eileth, eile | — | |
| participles | eilynge, eilende | eiled, yeiled | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References
- “eilen, -ien, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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