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illa

[ˈɪtla]

verb

LanguageFaroese

Meaning
  1. to backbite, to slag so
  2. to backbite
  3. To speak negatively about someone behind their back.
Examples

Tað er ikki gott at illa um fólk.

It is not good to speak poorly about people.

Pronunciationˈɪtla

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis word implies gossiping or speaking ill of others.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 2 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.