dille
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Shortened from dilirium, a variant of delirium (“drunkenness, intoxication”), from Latin delirium.
Noun edit
dille
Related terms edit
References edit
“dille” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch dille, from Old Dutch *dilli, from Proto-West Germanic *dili.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dille f (uncountable)
Descendants edit
Italian edit
Verb edit
dille
- compound of dì, the second-person singular (tu) imperative form of dire, with le
- Dille che l'ami! - Tell her you love her!
Latvian edit
Noun edit
dille f
- (rare) nominative singular of dilles
Middle English edit
Noun edit
dille
- Alternative form of dile
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From dilettant, from Italian dilettare (“delight”). Alternatively related to dialectal dalle (“run, dangle, hang loosely”).
Verb edit
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 edit
- (fool around): tøyse og tulle
- (act without purpose): veve
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 1.
Noun edit
dille f or m (definite singular dilla or dillen, uncountable)
- delirium
- Ha dilla / få dilla
- Have a delirium / get a delirium
- Ha dilla / få dilla
- (figuratively) eagerness, mania, craze
Usage notes edit
Usually only used in the definite singular form: dilla
Derived terms edit
- fotballdilla, bildilla (figuratively)
- få dilla
- få dilla på
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 2.
Noun edit
dille f (definite singular dilla, uncountable)
- delirium
- Ha dilla / få dilla
- Have a delirium / get a delirium
- Ha dilla / få dilla
- (figuratively) eagerness, mania, craze
Usage notes edit
Usually only used in the definite singular form: dilla
Derived terms edit
- fotballdilla, bildilla (figuratively)
- få dilla
- få dilla på
Etymology 2 edit
Related to dialectal dalle (“run, dangle, hang loosely”).
Verb edit
dille (present tense dillar, past tense dilla, past participle dilla, passive infinitive dillast, present participle dillande, imperative dille/dill)
- 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
Synonyms edit
- (run lightly): dilte
- (move (slightly)): lee
References edit
- “dille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Shortening of delirium. Compare Danish dille.
Noun edit
dille n (uncountable)
- (colloquial) Synonym of delirium
- (colloquial) all-consuming interest (in something)
- få dille på något
- get super into something
Declension edit
Declension of dille | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | dille | dillet | — | — |
Genitive | dilles | dillets | — | — |
Related terms edit
- dilla (“talk nonsense”)