dill

• IPA^(key): /dɪl/
• Rhymes: -ɪl

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Dill, Antheum graveolens, an herb.

From Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *deliz, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate.[1]

Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.

dill (countable and uncountable, plural dills)

1. Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
2. A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.

   Synonym: dill pickle

• (herb): anet, dillseed, Peucedanum graveolens
• (type of pickle): dill pickle

dill (third-person singular simple present dills, present participle dilling, simple past and past participle dilled)

1. To cook or flavor with dill
   • 2014, Anatoly (Tony) Kandiew, Red Devils, →ISBN, page 139:

     My mother would pickle them and dill them, and we still had an abundance of fresh vegetables left.

• cornichon
• cucumber
• gherkin
• graveolens
• pickled cucumber
• pickle

Variant of dull

dill (third-person singular simple present dills, present participle dilling, simple past and past participle dilled)

1. To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.
   • 1775, Robert Baillie, Letters and Journals: Written by the deceased Mr. Robert Baillie, Principal of the University of Glasgow, page 252:

     The noise of the Queen's voyage to France is dilled 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 thieves dilled 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. It dills down.

   • 1890, Thomas Nield, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England: A Drama, page 23:

     And there is nought to call them back, while these Curmudgeon generals dill down in their fear.

   • 1938, Alexander Ross, Scot. Text S, page 195:

     That now the dinn o' it wad soon dill down, An' but a story at the last be found.

Perhaps a backformation from dilly (“silly”).

dill (plural dills)

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 a dill of himself.

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• dill in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
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• Anethum graveolens on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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From Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic *dilja-, of uncertain, non-Indo-European origin, possibly a substrate.

• IPA^(key): /tɪlː/
• Rhymes: -ɪlː

dill n (genitive singular dills, no plural)

1. dill (Anethum graveolens)

From Old Swedish dil, from Old Norse dylja, from Proto-Germanic *dilja-, of uncertain, non-Indo-European origin, possibly a substrate.

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dill c (uncountable)

1. the herb dill

• dell
• del
• dil
• dl

From Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic *tila- (“goal”), from Proto-Indo-European *ád (“near, at”).

• IPA^(key): /del/, /dɪl/

  Rhymes: -el, -ɪl

dill

1. Used to indicate the infinitive form of a verb; compare English to.

   sjwårrt dil o fa-ne dil briinn

   hard to get it to burn

dill

1. to (indicating destination)

   gakk dill stass

   walk to the city

dill

1. another, one more

   Ve fing annätókkä dill

   We got an equal amount thereto