tillen

From Middle Dutch tillen, of uncertain origin, possibly a borrowing from Old Frisian, and ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *þolēn (“to endure, bear”).

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• Rhymes: -ɪlən

tillen

1. (transitive, intransitive) to lift, to raise
2. (informal, transitive, intransitive) to scam, to con

• (both senses): oplichten

• optillen

tillen

1. inflection of tillar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

From Old English *tyllan. Compare tollen.

• tulden, till, tyll, tylle, tyllen, tullen

• IPA^(key): /ˈtilən/

tillen

2. To convince, tempt, or captivate; to enthrall.
3. To draw towards, attract, or persuade to come.
4. (rare) To acquire by illegal or immoral means.

• English: till (obsolete)

• “tillen, v.(3).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.

From Old English ġetillan.

• tylen, tilen, tille

• IPA^(key): /ˈtilən/

tillen

2. To stretch; to extend or cover.
3. To expand or distend lengthwise; to extend away.
4. (rare) To stretch as to make contact with; to extend towards.

• English: till

• “tillen, v.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 4 May 2018.

tillen

2. alternative form of tilyen (“to till”)

tillen

1. plural of tille