billen

Ze vraagt het de molenaar en die vertelt haar dat de molen gebild is. (Billen is het scherpen van de molenstenen.)

She asks the miller, and they tell her that the mill has been billed. (Billing is sharpening of the millstones.)

(transitive) to sharpen, to apply grooves to a millstone

From Middle Dutch billen, probably ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bíþla- (“axe”), instrumental noun from *bītaną (“to bite”). Related to Old Norse bíldr (“bloodletting knife”).


billen

Hij voegt er aan toe dat zij ook wel sneller zou zijn als ze gebild zou zijn. Dat wil het onervaren meisje wel en betaalt de molenaar om haar te billen (beslapen) (volksverhalenbank TAM182).


billen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


billen

Merre billen a mérleg?

(intransitive) to tilt, slant, lean, swing, dip (used with lative suffixes; to move suddenly from one direction to another due to a change in its equilibrium)

hu-conj

Forms in parentheses are somewhat archaic or literary.

This verb has no prefix that could split, despite its first few letters.

billenek (first-person indicative object-indefinite present singular)
billensz (indicative informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
billen (formal indicative object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billen (indicative object-indefinite present singular third-person)
billenünk (first-person indicative object-indefinite plural present)
billentek (indicative informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
billennek (formal indicative object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
billennek (indicative object-indefinite plural present third-person)
intransitive verb (first-person indicative object-definite present third-person)
intransitive verb (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically third-person)
intransitive verb (indicative informal object-definite present second-person)
definite forms are not used (first-person indicative object-definite present third-person)
definite forms are not used (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically third-person)
definite forms are not used (indicative informal object-definite present second-person)
billentem (first-person indicative object-indefinite past singular)
billentél (indicative informal object-indefinite past second-person singular)
billent (formal indicative object-indefinite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billent (indicative object-indefinite past singular third-person)
billentünk (first-person indicative object-indefinite past plural)
billentetek (indicative informal object-indefinite past plural second-person)
billentek (formal indicative object-indefinite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
billentek (indicative object-indefinite past plural third-person)
or a time adverb (first-person future indicative third-person)
or a time adverb (formal future indicative second-person-semantically third-person)
or a time adverb (future indicative informal second-person)
e.g. billenni fog. (first-person future indicative third-person)
e.g. billenni fog. (formal future indicative second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. billenni fog. (future indicative informal second-person)
billenék (first-person object-indefinite singular)
billenél (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
billene (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billene (object-indefinite singular third-person)
billenénk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
billenétek (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
billenének (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
billenének (object-indefinite plural third-person)
e.g. billen vala (first-person third-person)
e.g. billen vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. billen vala (informal second-person)
billent vala (first-person third-person)
billent vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
billent vala (informal second-person)
volt. (first-person third-person)
volt. (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
volt. (informal second-person)
billenendek (first-person object-indefinite singular)
billenendesz (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
billenend (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billenend (object-indefinite singular third-person)
billenendünk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
billenendetek (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
billenendenek (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
billenendenek (object-indefinite plural third-person)
billennék (conditional first-person object-indefinite present singular)
billennél (conditional informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
billenne (conditional formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billenne (conditional object-indefinite present singular third-person)
billennénk (conditional first-person object-indefinite plural present)
billennétek (conditional informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
billennének (conditional formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
billennének (conditional object-indefinite plural present third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional informal past second-person)
e.g. billent volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
e.g. billent volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. billent volna (conditional informal past second-person)
billenjek (first-person object-indefinite present singular subjunctive)
billenj or (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
billenjél (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
billenjen (formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular subjunctive third-person)
billenjen (object-indefinite present singular subjunctive third-person)
billenjünk (first-person object-indefinite plural present subjunctive)
billenjetek (informal object-indefinite plural present second-person subjunctive)
billenjenek (formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically subjunctive third-person)
billenjenek (object-indefinite plural present subjunctive third-person)
e.g. billent légyen (first-person third-person)
e.g. billent légyen (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. billent légyen (informal second-person)
billenni (infinitive)
billennem (first-person infinitive singular)
billenned (infinitive informal second-person singular)
billennie (formal infinitive second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billennie (infinitive singular third-person)
billennünk (first-person infinitive plural)
billennetek (infinitive informal plural second-person)
billenniük (formal infinitive plural second-person-semantically third-person)
billenniük (infinitive plural third-person)
billenés (noun-from-verb)
billenő
billent
billenve
billenvén
billenhetek (first-person indicative object-indefinite present singular)
billenhetsz (indicative informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
billenhet (formal indicative object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billenhet (indicative object-indefinite present singular third-person)
billenhetünk (first-person indicative object-indefinite plural present)
billenhettek (indicative informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
billenhetnek (formal indicative object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
billenhetnek (indicative object-indefinite plural present third-person)
intransitive verb (first-person indicative object-definite present third-person)
intransitive verb (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically third-person)
intransitive verb (indicative informal object-definite present second-person)
definite forms are not used (first-person indicative object-definite present third-person)
definite forms are not used (formal indicative object-definite present second-person-semantically third-person)
definite forms are not used (indicative informal object-definite present second-person)
billenhettem (first-person indicative object-indefinite past singular)
billenhettél (indicative informal object-indefinite past second-person singular)
billenhetett (formal indicative object-indefinite past second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billenhetett (indicative object-indefinite past singular third-person)
billenhettünk (first-person indicative object-indefinite past plural)
billenhettetek (indicative informal object-indefinite past plural second-person)
billenhettek (formal indicative object-indefinite past plural second-person-semantically third-person)
billenhettek (indicative object-indefinite past plural third-person)
billenheték (first-person object-indefinite singular)
billenhetél (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
billenhete (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billenhete (object-indefinite singular third-person)
billenheténk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
billenhetétek (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
billenhetének (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
billenhetének (object-indefinite plural third-person)
e.g. billenhet vala (first-person third-person)
e.g. billenhet vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. billenhet vala (informal second-person)
billenhetett vala (first-person third-person)
billenhetett vala (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
billenhetett vala (informal second-person)
volt. (first-person third-person)
volt. (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
volt. (informal second-person)
billenhetendek (first-person object-indefinite singular)
or billenandhatok (first-person object-indefinite singular)
billenhetendesz (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
or billenandhatsz (informal object-indefinite second-person singular)
billenhetend (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billenhetend (object-indefinite singular third-person)
or billenandhat (formal object-indefinite second-person-semantically singular third-person)
or billenandhat (object-indefinite singular third-person)
billenhetendünk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
or billenandhatunk (first-person object-indefinite plural)
billenhetendetek (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
or billenandhattok (informal object-indefinite plural second-person)
billenhetendenek (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
billenhetendenek (object-indefinite plural third-person)
or billenandhatnak (formal object-indefinite plural second-person-semantically third-person)
or billenandhatnak (object-indefinite plural third-person)
billenhetnék (conditional first-person object-indefinite present singular)
billenhetnél (conditional informal object-indefinite present second-person singular)
billenhetne (conditional formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billenhetne (conditional object-indefinite present singular third-person)
billenhetnénk (conditional first-person object-indefinite plural present)
billenhetnétek (conditional informal object-indefinite plural present second-person)
billenhetnének (conditional formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically third-person)
billenhetnének (conditional object-indefinite plural present third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
Indicative past forms followed by volna (conditional informal past second-person)
e.g. billenhetett volna (conditional first-person past third-person)
e.g. billenhetett volna (conditional formal past second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. billenhetett volna (conditional informal past second-person)
billenhessek (first-person object-indefinite present singular subjunctive)
billenhess or (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
billenhessél (informal object-indefinite present second-person singular subjunctive)
billenhessen (formal object-indefinite present second-person-semantically singular subjunctive third-person)
billenhessen (object-indefinite present singular subjunctive third-person)
billenhessünk (first-person object-indefinite plural present subjunctive)
billenhessetek (informal object-indefinite plural present second-person subjunctive)
billenhessenek (formal object-indefinite plural present second-person-semantically subjunctive third-person)
billenhessenek (object-indefinite plural present subjunctive third-person)
e.g. billenhetett légyen (first-person third-person)
e.g. billenhetett légyen (formal second-person-semantically third-person)
e.g. billenhetett légyen (informal second-person)
billenhetni
billenhetnem (first-person singular)
billenhetned (informal second-person singular)
billenhetnie (formal second-person-semantically singular third-person)
billenhetnie (singular third-person)
billenhetnünk (first-person plural)
billenhetnetek (informal plural second-person)
billenhetniük (formal plural second-person-semantically third-person)
billenhetniük (plural third-person)
billenhetve / billenhetvén (formal plural second-person-semantically third-person)
billenhetve / billenhetvén (informal plural second-person)
billenhetve / billenhetvén (plural third-person)

From the same onomatopoeic stem as billeg (“to sway, waggle”) + -en (instantaneous verb-forming suffix).


billen

lb-verb

billen (third-person singular present billt, past participle gebillt, auxiliary verb hunn)

billt (present singular third-person)
gebillt (participle past)
hunn (auxiliary)
billen (infinitive)
gebillt (participle)
hunn (auxiliary)
billen (first-person indicative present singular)
bills (indicative present second-person singular)
bill (imperative second-person singular)
billt (indicative present singular third-person)
billen (first-person indicative plural present)
billt (indicative plural present second-person)
billt (imperative plural second-person)
billen (indicative plural present third-person)
n
indicates the Eifeler Regel.
nn indicates the Eifeler Regel.

From Old High German bellan, of onomatopoeic origin. Compare German bellen, English bellow, Icelandic belja.

onomatopoeic

onomatopoeic