stille

• IPA^(key): /stelə/, [ˈsd̥elə]

Related to stille (“to put, stand”), from or influenced by Middle Low German stille.

stille

1. still
2. quiet
3. calm
4. silent
5. (adverbial) still, quietly, silently

• (still, not moving): ubevægelig
• (still, quiet): tyst
• (still, calm): rolig fredelig
• (silent): tavs

A substantivized form of the adjective. Compare German Stille (“stillness”).

stille n

1. calm (period without wind)

• blikstille
• vindstille

From Old Norse stilla. In the senses satisfy, quench, allay from the adjective stille (“still, calm”).

stille (imperative stil, infinitive at stille, present tense stiller, past tense stillede, perfect tense er/har stillet)

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

• (put): anbringe, sætte
• (satisfy, quench): mætte, opfylde
• (allay, alleviate): dæmpe, fjerne

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stille m or f (plural stillen)

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

stille

1. Inflected form of stil

stille

1. First-person singular present of stillen.
2. Imperative singular of stillen.
3. First-person singular subjunctive I of stillen.
4. Third-person singular subjunctive I of stillen.

stille

1. strong, mixed and weak feminine singular nominative form of still.
2. strong, mixed and weak feminine singular accusative form of still.
3. strong plural nominative form of still.
4. strong plural accusative form of still.
5. weak masculine singular nominative form of still.
6. weak neuter singular nominative form of still.
7. weak neuter singular accusative form of still.

stille f

1. plural of stilla

Possibly from German Low German stille

stille (indeclinable)

1. silent
2. still
3. quiet

From Old Norse stilla

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)

From Old Norse stilla

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
   • du stillet bølgene (Psalms, 65:8)
     • you stilled the waves
   • han stillet det blødende såret
     • he stilled the bleeding wound

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.

• smertestillende

• “stille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /²stɪlːə/

From the adjective still

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.

From Norwegian Bokmål stille, probably from Middle Low German.

• still

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

• stillferdig
• svartstill

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

1. Alternative form of stilla

• forstille
• innstille

• “stille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Germanic *stillijaz, whence also Old High German stilli.

• IPA^(key): /ˈstil.le/

stille

1. still

• stilnes

• Middle English: stille
  • English: still
  • Scots: stil, still