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Till

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See also: till and 'till

English

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Etymology

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  • As an English surname, reduced from a pet form of Matilda.
  • As a north German surname, spelling variant of Thiel.

Proper noun

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Till (countable and uncountable, plural Tills)

  1. A placename:
    1. (uncountable) A river in Northumberland, England, tributary to the Tweed.
      • Traditional saying:
        Tweed says to Till:
        "What gars ye rin sae still ?"
        Till says to Tweed:
        "Tho ye rin wi' speed
        And I rin slaw
        Whar ye droon ae man,
        I droon twa !"
    2. (uncountable) A river in Wiltshire, England.
    3. (uncountable) A river in Lincolnshire, England.
  2. (countable) A surname.

Synonyms

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Anagrams

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɪl/
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Etymology 1

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Noun

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Till m (strong, genitive Tilles or Tills, plural Tille)

  1. Obsolete form of Dill (dill).
Declension
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Etymology 2

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Medieval diminutive of compound given names beginning with Diet- (such as Dieter or Dietrich), from Old High German thoit (people).

Proper noun

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Till m (proper noun, strong, genitive Tills)

  1. a male given name
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