dille

Shortened from dilirium, a variant of delirium (“drunkenness, intoxication”), from Latin delirium.

dille

1. (dated) popular interest of many people in a short timespan; fad

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“dille” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Middle Dutch dille, from Old Dutch *dilli, from Proto-West Germanic *dili.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪ.lə/

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• Hyphenation: dil‧le
• Rhymes: -ɪlə

dille f (uncountable)

1. dill, Anethum graveolens

• Afrikaans: dil
• → Indonesian: dil
• Negerhollands: dil

dille

1. compound of dì, the second-person singular (tu) imperative form of dire, with le
   • Dille che l'ami! - Tell her you love her!

dille f

1. (rare) nominative singular of dilles

dille

1. Alternative form of dile

• IPA^(key): /dɪlə/
• Rhymes: -ɪlə

From dilettant, from Italian dilettare (“delight”). Alternatively related to dialectal dalle (“run, dangle, hang loosely”).

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

• (fool around): tøyse og tulle
• (act without purpose): veve

• dille og dalle

• dill
• dilling
• dilettant

From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 1.

dille f or m (definite singular dilla or dillen, uncountable)

1. delirium

   Ha dilla / få dilla

   Have a delirium / get a delirium

2. (figuratively) eagerness, mania, craze

Usually only used in the definite singular form: dilla

• fotballdilla, bildilla (figuratively)
• få dilla
• få dilla på

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

From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 2.

dille f (definite singular dilla, uncountable)

1. delirium

   Ha dilla / få dilla

   Have a delirium / get a delirium

2. (figuratively) eagerness, mania, craze

Usually only used in the definite singular form: dilla

• fotballdilla, bildilla (figuratively)
• få dilla
• få dilla på

Related to dialectal dalle (“run, dangle, hang loosely”).

dille (present tense dillar, past tense dilla, past participle dilla, passive infinitive dillast, present participle dillande, imperative dille/dill)

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

• (run lightly): dilte

• (move (slightly)): lee

• “dille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Shortening of delirium. Compare Danish dille.

dille n (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) Synonym of delirium
2. (colloquial) all-consuming interest (in something)

   få dille på något

   get super into something

• dilla (“talk nonsense”)

• dille in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• dille in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• dille in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)