tillen

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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

From Old English *tyllan. Compare tollen.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈtilən/

tillen

1. To convince, tempt, or captivate; to enthrall.
2. To draw towards, attract, or persuade to come.
3. (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 2018-05-04.

From Old English ġetillan.

• tylen, tilen, tille

• IPA^(key): /ˈtilən/

tillen

1. To stretch; to extend or cover.
2. To expand or distend lengthwise; to extend away.
3. (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 2018-05-04.

From Old English tilian.

tillen

1. Alternative form of tilyen (“to till”)