Faroese

Verb

spilla ‎(third person singular past indicative spilti, third person plural past indicative spilt, supine spilt)

1. to waste

Conjugation

Gothic

Romanization

spilla

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌰

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse

Verb

spilla ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative spillti, supine spillt)

1. (transitive, governs the dative) to corrupt, to contaminate, to mar

   Þú hefur spillt mér.

   You have corrupted me.

2. (transitive, governs the dative) to rape, to abuse or handle with improper treatment; to spoil, despoil, violate (nature, forests...etc)

   Ekki spilla þessum fagra skógi!

   Don't rape this fair forest!

Derived terms

Italian

Etymology 1

From Late Latin spīnula, diminutive of Latin spīna.

Noun

spilla f ‎(plural spille)

1. brooch

Derived terms

• spilla di sicurezza - safety pin
• spillo

Verb

spilla

1. third-person singular present indicative of spillare
2. second-person singular imperative of spillare

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• spillene

Noun

spilla n

1. definite plural of spill

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną.

Verb

spilla

1. to spill
2. to waste, to spoil
3. to destroy, to ruin
4. to violate, to defile

Conjugation

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Descendants

• Swedish: spilla

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish spilla, from Old Norse spilla, from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- ‎(“to sunder, split, rend, tear”).

Verb

spilla ‎(present spiller, preterite spillde, supine spillt, imperative spill)

1. to spill, accidentally pour out liquid

   man ska inte gråta över spilld mjölk

   don't cry over spilled milk

2. to waste (e.g. time)

Conjugation

Related terms

See also

• oljeutsläpp
• släppa
• släppa ut
• tappa