Fylt

Fylt is a Norwegian past participle adjective derived from the verb fylle, meaning "filled" or "stuffed." It is used to describe foods that contain a filling, such as fylt paprika (stuffed peppers) or fylt kake (cake with filling), and more generally to indicate that an object has been filled to capacity, for example a fylt kopp or fylt glass. In everyday Norwegian, fylt typically appears before the noun in compounds and can also be used in predicative clauses, as in Koppen er fylt med vann. The term is common in both Bokmål and Nynorsk with the same spelling.

Etymology and cognates: Fylt comes from fylle, which in turn traces back to Old Norse fylla and Proto-Germanic *fyllaną. Related forms appear in other Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish fylld and Danish fyldt, and the English cognate fill shares the same ancestral root.

Usage and context: In culinary language, fylt is widely used to denote foods that are prepared with a filling—examples include fylt paprika and other dishes where an outer shell surrounds a filling. Beyond food, fylt can describe spaces or containers that have been filled, usually with medians such as "med" or "av" (for example, a container fylt med væske or fylt av lukt). The adjective emphasizes the completed filling state rather than the process of filling.

See also: fylle (verb), fylte/fylt (related forms), fylld (Swedish), fyldt (Danish).