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bill

Pronunciation: /bɪl/

“bill” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a share; the cutting blade of a plough
  2. a draft of a law in English-speaking countries

Etymology

From Old Swedish bilder, from Old Norse bíldr, from Proto-Germanic *bīþlaz (“axe”). An instrumental derivation of *bītaną (“to bite”). Closely related to bila (“broadaxe”).

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