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eilen

eilen

Finnish

Adverb

eilen

  1. yesterday

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German īlen, from Old High German īlen, from Proto-Germanic *īlijaną (to go quickly, hurry), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (to go).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaɪ̯lən]

Verb

eilen (third-person singular simple present eilt, past tense eilte, past participle geeilt, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to hurry, to rush
    Ich eilte zum Bahnhof. ― I hurried to the railway station.
    Sie eilte nach Hause. ― She hurried home.
  2. to be urgent
    Es eilt! ― It's urgent!

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