dille
See also: Dille
Italian
Latvian
Middle English
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)
- fool around, monkey around
- act without purpose
- gå omkring og dille
- idle about
- gå omkring og dille
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
Usage notes
Usually only used in the definite singular form: dilla
Derived terms
- fotballdilla, bildilla (figuratively)
- få dilla
- få dilla på
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 2
Noun
dille f (definite singular dilla, uncountable)
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)
- run lightly
- tremble, shake
- dille i knea
- tremble at the knees
- dille i knea
- move (slightly), shake
- Lammet dillar med / på rova.
- The lamb shakes its tail / ass.
- fool around, monkey around
- act without purpose
- gå omkring og dille
- idle about
- gå omkring og dille
References
- “dille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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