"hil" meaning in Middle English

See hil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hil/ Forms: hiles [plural], hyl [alternative], hille [alternative], hylle [alternative], hul [alternative], hulle [alternative], helle [alternative]
Etymology: From Old English hyll, from Proto-West Germanic *hulli (“hill”). Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|hyll}} Old English hyll, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hulli|t=hill}} Proto-West Germanic *hulli (“hill”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} hil, {{enm-noun|hiles}} hil (plural hiles)
  1. hill
    Sense id: en-hil-enm-noun-93~Lsh3e Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Landforms Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 45 41 Disambiguation of Landforms: 72 28 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: hiles [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|hiles|var=1}} hil (hiles)
  1. alternative form of hyl (“mound”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hyl (extra: mound)
    Sense id: en-hil-enm-noun-23A50ZSa Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 45 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} hil
  1. alternative form of hilen (“to cover”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hilen (extra: to cover)
    Sense id: en-hil-enm-verb-zLcoytZj Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 14 45 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
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    },
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      "lang_code": "sco",
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    },
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      "lang_code": "sco",
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    ],
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    ]
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English hyll, from Proto-West Germanic *hulli (“hill”).",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hyl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hille",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hylle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hulle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    }
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    }
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/hil/"
    }
  ],
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}

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    }
  ],
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          "word": "hyl"
        }
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "hyl",
          "hyl#Middle_English"
        ]
      ],
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hil"
}

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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "enm",
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        }
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          "hilen#Middle_English"
        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
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      "word": "hill"
    },
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      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "hill"
    },
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      "lang": "Scots",
      "lang_code": "sco",
      "word": "hull"
    },
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      "lang_code": "yol",
      "word": "hele"
    },
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    },
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      "lang_code": "yol",
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    }
  ],
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      "hyll#Old_English"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old English hyll, from Proto-West Germanic *hulli (“hill”).",
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      "form": "hiles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hyl",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hille",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hylle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hul",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hulle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "helle",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "hill"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "hill"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/hil/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hil"
}

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    "Middle English variant lemmas",
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          "extra": "mound",
          "word": "hyl"
        }
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      ],
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          "hyl",
          "hyl#Middle_English"
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  "word": "hil"
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    "Middle English variant lemmas",
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        {
          "extra": "to cover",
          "word": "hilen"
        }
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      ],
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          "hilen#Middle_English"
        ]
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  ],
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}

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