stille

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See also: Stille and stillé

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German stille, from Old Saxon stilli, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī.

Adjective

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stille (uninflected)

  1. still
  2. quiet
  3. calm
  4. silent
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Adverb

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stille

  1. still, quietly, silently

Noun

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stille n

  1. calm (period without wind)
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Etymology 2

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Merger of Old Norse stilla (to calm), borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan, and Middle Low German stellen (to place), from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan.

Verb

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stille (past tense stillede, past participle stillet)

  1. to put, place, stand
  2. to set (put; adjust)
  3. to muster, turn up
  4. to report (appear or present oneself)
  5. to supply, furnish
  6. to satisfy (to meet needs, to fulfill)
  7. to quench, slake
  8. to allay, alleviate
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Dutch

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Etymology

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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stille m or f (plural stillen)

  1. silent person, who rarely speaks
  2. undercover agent (male only)

Adjective

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stille

  1. inflection of stil:
    1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
    2. definite neuter singular attributive
    3. plural attributive

German

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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stille

  1. inflection of stillen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. singular imperative
    3. first/third-person singular subjunctive I

Etymology 2

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Adjective

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stille

  1. inflection of still:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

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Noun

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stille f

  1. plural of stilla

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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From Old English stille, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī.

Alternative forms

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Adjective

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stille

  1. silent, noiseless
Descendants
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  • English: still
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Etymology 2

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From Old English stille.

Alternative forms

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Adverb

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stille

  1. silently, noiselessly
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Etymology 3

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From stille (adj).

Noun

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stille (uncountable)

  1. (rare) calm (after a storm)
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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse stilla, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan.

Adjective

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stille (indeclinable)

  1. silent
  2. still
  3. quiet
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Terms derived from stille (adjective)

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse stilla and Middle Low German stellen.

Verb

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stille (imperative still, present tense stiller, passive stilles, simple past stilte, past participle stilt, present participle stillende)

  1. to set
  2. to ask (a question)
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Terms derived from stille (verb)

Etymology 3

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From Old Norse stilla.

Verb

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stille (imperative still, present tense stiller, simple past stillet or stilte, past participle stillet or stilt, present participle stillende)

  1. (transitive, archaic, medicine) to calm; to still
    han stillet det blødende såret
    he stilled the bleeding wound
    • Psalms, 65:8
      du stillet bølgene
      you stilled the waves
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The verb is used only in idiomatic contexts in this form, i.e. in Biblical language and in relation to making a bleeding stop, although in the latter context stanse would still be a preferred term.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From the adjective still.

Noun

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stille f (definite singular stilla, indefinite plural stiller, definite plural stillene)

  1. quiet
    Eg likar stilla her på bygda.
    I like the quiet here in the countryside.

Etymology 2

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From Norwegian Bokmål stille, probably from Middle Low German.

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Adjective

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stille

  1. still (not moving)
    Han stod heilt stille.
    He stood totally still.
  2. quiet, silent.
    Han laga ikkje ein lyd. Han var heilt stille.
    He did not make a sound. He was totally quiet.
  3. definite of still
  4. plural of still
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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stille (present tense stiller, past tense stilte, past participle stilt, passive infinitive stillast, present participle stillande, imperative still)

  1. Alternative form of stilla
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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *stillī.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstil.le/, [ˈstiɫ.ɫe]

Adjective

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stille

  1. still
    • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 8[1]:
      Þonne iċ būgendre stefne styrme, stille on wīcum sittað hnīgende.
      When I shout with bending voice, the still men sit bowing in dwellings.
  2. quiet
  3. calm

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