till

till

till¹ [til]

prep.

[ME < OE til, akin to ON, to, till, OE, fitness: for IE base see TILL²]

1. UNTIL

2. Now Scot. up to the place of; as far as

conj.

UNTIL

till² [til]

vt., vi.

[ME tillen < OE tilian, lit., to strive for, work for, akin to Ger zielen, to aim, strive, ziel, point aimed at < IE base * ad-, to order, establish]

to work (land) in raising crops, as by plowing and fertilizing; cultivate

till³ [til]

n.

[earlier tille < ? ME tillen, to draw, reach < OE]

1. a drawer or tray for keeping money

2. ready cash

till⁴ [til]

n.

[? var. of ME thill, substratum of clay < ? thille, a board, flooring; akin to diele < IE base * tel-, flat surface > L tellus, earth]

unstratified, unsorted, glacial drift of clay, sand, boulders, and gravel