# dille
## Danish

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### Etymology

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

### Noun

dille
* (dated) popular interest of many people in a short timespan; fad

#### Related terms

* døgnflue

### References

“dille” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdɪ.lə/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: dil‧le
* Rhymes: -ɪlə

### Noun

dille f (uncountable)
* dill (Anethum graveolens)

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: dil
* → Indonesian: dil
* Negerhollands: dil

### Further reading

* dille on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{nl}$

## Italian
### Verb

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
### Noun

dille f
* (rare) nominative singular of dilles

## Middle English
### Noun

dille
* Alternative form of dile

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

##### Synonyms

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

##### Derived terms

* dille og dalle

##### Related terms

* dill
* dilling
* dilettant

### Etymology 2

From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 1.

#### Noun

dille f or m (definite singular dilla or dillen, uncountable)
* delirium
    Ha dilla / få dilla
       Have a delirium / get a delirium
* (figuratively) eagerness, mania, craze

##### Usage notes

Usually only used in the definite singular form: dilla

##### Derived terms

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

### References

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

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From delirium, also under the influence of etymology 2.

#### Noun

dille f (definite singular dilla, uncountable)
* delirium
    Ha dilla / få dilla
       Have a delirium / get a delirium
* (figuratively) eagerness, mania, craze

##### 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 dille/dill)
* run lightly
* tremble, shake
    dille i knea
       tremble at the knees
* 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

##### Synonyms

* (run lightly): dilte
* (move (slightly)): lee

### References

* “dille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

Shortening of delirium. Compare Danish dille.

### Noun

dille n (uncountable)
* (colloquial) Synonym of delirium
* (colloquial) all-consuming interest (in something)
    få dille på någotget super into something

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | dille | dilles |
| singular | definite | dillet | dillets |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| plural | definite | — | — |

#### Related terms

* dilla (“talk nonsense”)

### References

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