spilla

Swedish

verb-reg
Definitions
  • to spill, accidentally pour out liquid
  • to waste (e.g. time)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish spilla inherited from Old Norse spilla (destroy, spoil) inherited from Proto-Germanic *spilþijaną (spoil, destroy, ruin, murder, kill) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (split, sunder, rend, tear, speak with a loud voice, say aloud, recite, splinter off, sliver, split off).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)pel-

Gloss

split, sunder, rend, tear, speak with a loud voice, say aloud, recite, splinter off, sliver, split off

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

吟

Emoji
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