ijlen

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛi̯.lən/

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯lən

From ijl (“empty”), in phrases like ijlhoofdig (literally “empty-headed”).

ijlen

1. to rave, babble, maunder (speak quickly and incoherently as if one were delirious or mad)

• ijlhoofdig

• → Papiamentu: eilu, yl, ijl

From Middle Dutch ilen, from Old Dutch īlen, from Proto-West Germanic *īlijan (“to make haste, hasten”).

ijlen

1. (literary) to hasten, hurry, rush

• ijlbode
• ijlig
• ijlings
• ijltempo

• lijne