dille

See also: Dille

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: dil‧le

Noun

dille f (uncountable)

1. dill (herb)

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Italian

Verb

dille

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

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Latvian

Noun

dille f

1. (rare) nominative singular form of dilles

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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

Related terms

• dill
• dilling
• dilettant

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

• “dille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “dille” in The Ordnett Dictionary

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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

• “dille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.