syleillä — meaning in English

English meaning

• coll name A short form used in medieval English for the male given name Nicholas, now very rare.
• embrace verb To hold someone closely in your arms as a sign of affection; to hug.
• fathom noun A unit of length equal to six feet (about 1.8 meters), traditionally used to measure the depth of water.
• snuggle verb To settle into a warm, close, and comfortable position, often with another person.
• yoke noun A wooden bar or frame joining two draft animals, such as oxen, at the neck so they can pull a plow or cart together.

Senses

syleillä is used for these senses in English:

• coll (ambitransitive) To hug or embrace.
• embrace (transitive) To clasp (someone or each other) in the arms with affection; to take in the arms; to hug.
• fathom (archaic, or, obsolete) To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something.
• snuggle (transitive, intransitive) To lie close to another person or thing, hugging or being cosy.
• yoke To put (one's arm or arms) around someone's neck, waist, etc.; also, to surround (someone's neck, waist, etc.) with one's arms.

coll — full definition

1. name A short form used in medieval English for the male given name Nicholas, now very rare.
2. name A family name that began as a patronymic.
3. name An island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

embrace — full definition

1. verb To hold someone closely in your arms as a sign of affection; to hug.
2. verb To accept an idea, opportunity, or change willingly and enthusiastically.
3. noun An act of holding someone closely in one's arms; a hug.

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