tilyen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• tillen, tyll, tylle, tilen, tylen, tyllen, tilie, tilye, tillien, tulye, tylyyn, tilien, teolien, tolien, tulien, telien, tolen

Etymology

From Old English tilian, from Proto-Germanic *tilōną. Compare toilen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtiljən/, /ˈtilən/

Verb

tilyen

2. To cultivate or ready soil for planting; to till.
3. To plough soil; to make indentations in it with a plough.
4. To grow or nurture agricultural produce or any other plant.
5. To create a conducive environment for; to nurture.
6. To attempt, labour towards, aim for
7. To struggle for; labour for; perform work for.
8. (rare) To open up land for future tilling; to clear land.
9. (rare) To rid of or eliminate disease or illness.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tilyen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) tilyen, tilye
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	tilye	tilyed
2nd-person singular	tilyest	tilyedest
3rd-person singular	tilyeth	tilyed
subjunctive singular	tilye
imperative singular		—
plural1	tilyen, tilye	tilyeden, tilyede
imperative plural	tilyeth, tilye	—
participles	tilyynge, tilyende	tilyed, ytilyed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• tilier
• tilthe
• tyllyng
• tylman

Descendants

• English: till
• Scots: tele, teel, teil

References

• “tillen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-02.