díll

See also: dill and Dill

Icelandic

Alternative forms

• díli (Etymology 1)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /titl/

  Rhymes: -itl

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

díll m (genitive singular díls, nominative plural dílar)

1. spot, dot, fleck
2. (computing) a pixel

Synonyms

• (spot): blettur, depill, doppa, flekkur
• (pixel): depill, pixill, (uncommon) tvívíð myndeind

Derived terms

• dílaburkni (“broad buckler fern, Dryopteris dilatata”)
• dílaskarfur (“great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo”)

Related terms

• dílóttur (“spotted, dotted, speckled”)

Etymology 2

From English deal.

Noun

díll m (genitive singular díls, nominative plural dílar)

1. (informal, slang) deal, agreement, bargain

   Þetta hljómar eins og góður díll.

   Sounds like a good deal.