dille

See also: Dille

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: dil‧le

Noun

dille f (uncountable)

  1. dill (herb)

Italian

Verb

dille

  1. Compound of imperative (tu person) of dire and le.
    • Dille che l'ami! - Tell her you love her!

Latvian

Noun

dille f

  1. (rare) nominative singular form of dilles

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪlə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlə

Etymology 1

From dilettant, from Italian dilettare (“delight”). Alternatively related to dialectal dalle (“run, dangle, hang loosely”).

Verb

dille (imperative dill, present tense diller, passive dilles, simple past and past participle dilla or dillet, present participle dillende)

  1. fool around, monkey around
  2. act without purpose
    gå omkring og dille
    idle about
Synonyms
  • (fool around): tøyse og tulle
  • (act without purpose): veve
Derived terms
  • dille og dalle

Etymology 2

From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 1

Noun

dille f, m (definite singular dilla or dillen, uncountable)

  1. delirium
    Ha dilla / få dilla
    Have a delirium / get a delirium
  2. (figuratively) eagerness, mania, craze
Usage notes

Usually only used in the definite singular form: dilla

Derived terms
  • fotballdilla, bildilla (figuratively)
  • få dilla
  • få dilla på

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 2

Noun

dille f (definite singular dilla, uncountable)

  1. delirium
    Ha dilla / få dilla
    Have a delirium / get a delirium
  2. (figuratively) eagerness, mania, craze
Usage notes

Usually only used in the definite singular form: dilla

Derived terms
  • fotballdilla, bildilla (figuratively)
  • få dilla
  • få dilla på

Etymology 2

Related to dialectal dalle (“run, dangle, hang loosely”).

Verb

dille (present tense dillar, past tense dilla, past participle dilla, passive infinitive dillast, present participle dillande, imperative dill/dille)

  1. run lightly
  2. tremble, shake
    dille i knea
    tremble at the knees
  3. move (slightly), shake
    Lammet dillar med / på rova.
    The lamb shakes its tail / ass.
  4. fool around, monkey around
  5. act without purpose
    gå omkring og dille
    idle about
Synonyms
  • (run lightly): dilte
  • (move (slightly)): lee

References

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