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See also:díllandDill

English

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Pronunciation

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Dill,Antheum graveolens, an herb.

Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishdile, fromOld Englishdile(“dill, anise”); fromProto-Germanic*deliz, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west Europeansubstrate.[1]

Cognate withOld Saxondilli,Dutchdille,Swedishdill,GermanDill.

Noun

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dill (countable anduncountable,pluraldills)

  2. Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genusAnethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming,pungent, andaromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known asdillseed.
    • 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson,Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page253:
      The life of one plant would be affected by another. Rue was definitely hostile to basil, rosemary to hyssop, but coriander,dill and chervil lived on the friendliest of terms[.]
  3. Acucumberpickled with dillflavoring.
    Synonym:dill pickle
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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terms derived fromdill (noun)
Translations
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herb of the speciesAnethum graveolens
dill pickle, cucumber pickled with dill
fool—seefool

Verb

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dill (third-person singular simple presentdills,present participledilling,simple past and past participledilled)

  1. To cook or flavor with dill.
    • 2014, Anatoly (Tony) Kandiew,Red Devils,→ISBN, page139:
      My mother would pickle them anddill them, and we still had an abundance of fresh vegetables left.

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Etymology 2

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Variant ofdull

Verb

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dill (third-person singular simple presentdills,present participledilling,simple past and past participledilled)

  1. Tostill; toassuage; tocalm; tosoothe, as one in pain.
    • 1775, Robert Baillie,Letters and Journals: Written by the deceased Mr. Robert Baillie, Principal of the University of Glasgow, page252:
      The noise of the Queen's voyage to France isdilled down ; no money for her furniture will be got in haste; and the Cardinal has no will of her mother.
    • 1829,Publications - Issue 25, Volume 2, page x:
      The innocent was punished. The gear is payed and the thievesdilled down.
    • 1829, John Spalding, James Skene,The History of the Troubles and Memorable Transactions in Scotland, page vii:
      The Provincial Assembly sits down. Dr. Guild moderator. Dr. Scroggie preaches. His sermon found faulty. Itdills down.
    • 1890, Thomas Nield,Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England: A Drama, page23:
      And there is nought to call them back, while these Curmudgeon generalsdill down in their fear.
    • 1938, Alexander Ross,Scot. Text S, page195:
      That now the dinn o' it wad soondill down, An' but a story at the last be found.

Etymology 3

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Perhaps a backformation fromdilly(“silly”).

Noun

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dill (pluraldills)

  1. (Australia, informal) A fool.
    • 2016, Robert G. Barrett,And De Fun Don't Done: A Les Norton Novel:
      He could go over and monster his way among the poms, but he was that drunk he'd probably only make adill of himself.

References

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  1. ^“dill”, inThe American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,2016,→ISBN.

Icelandic

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Etymology

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FromOld Norsedylja, fromProto-Germanic*dilja-, of uncertain, non-Indo-European origin, possibly asubstrate.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dill n (genitive singulardills,no plural)

  1. dill (Anethum graveolens)

Declension

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Declension ofdill (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinitedefinite
nominativedilldillið
accusativedilldillið
dativedillidillinu
genitivedillsdillsins

Swedish

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Etymology

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FromOld Swedishdil, fromOld Norsedylja, fromProto-Germanic*dilja-, of uncertain, non-Indo-European origin, possibly asubstrate.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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dill c (uncountable)

  1. the herbdill

Declension

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Declension ofdill
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitedilldills
definitedillendillens
pluralindefinite——
definite——
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