tille

tille

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of tillen

tille

1. inflection of tillar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

A shortening of lentile (“lentil”).

tille

1. Alternative form of tylle (“lentil”)

Either from tillen or Anglo-Norman tylle.

tille

1. Alternative form of tylle (“container”)

From Old English ġetillan.

tille

1. Alternative form of tillen (“to stretch”)

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

tille c (plural tillen, diminutive tiltsje)

1. a small, high bridge that passes over a body of water

• “tille (II)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011