stille
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Etymology 1
From Middle Low German stille, from Old Saxon stilli, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī.
Adjective
stille (uninflected)
Synonyms
Adverb
stille
Noun
stille n
- calm (period without wind)
Derived terms
- blikstille
- vindstille
Etymology 2
Merger of Old Norse stilla (“to calm”), borrowed from Middle Low German stillen, from Old Saxon *stillian, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan, and Middle Low German stellen (“to place”), from Old Saxon stellian, from Proto-West Germanic *stalljan.
Verb
stille (past tense stillede, past participle stillet)
- to put, place, stand
- to set (put; adjust)
- to muster, turn up
- to report (appear or present oneself)
- to supply, furnish
- to satisfy (to meet needs, to fulfill)
- to quench, slake
- to allay, alleviate
Conjugation
Inflection of stille
Synonyms
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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
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Noun
stille m or f (plural stillen)
- silent person, who rarely speaks
- undercover agent (male only)
Adjective
stille
- inflection of stil:
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Etymology 1
Verb
stille
- inflection of stillen:
Etymology 2
Adjective
stille
- inflection of still:
Noun
stille f
Anagrams
Etymology 1
From Old English stille, from Proto-West Germanic *stillī.
Alternative forms
Adjective
stille
Descendants
- English: still
References
- “stille, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
From Old English stille.
Alternative forms
Adverb
stille
Descendants
- English: still
References
- “stille, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 3
From stille (adj).
Noun
stille (uncountable)
Descendants
References
- “stille, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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Etymology 1
From Old Norse stilla, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan.
Adjective
stille (indeclinable)
Derived terms
Terms derived from stille (adjective)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse stilla and Middle Low German stellen.
Verb
stille (imperative still, present tense stiller, passive stilles, simple past stilte, past participle stilt, present participle stillende)
Derived terms
Terms derived from stille (verb)
Etymology 3
Verb
stille (imperative still, present tense stiller, simple past stillet or stilte, past participle stillet or stilt, present participle stillende)
- (transitive, archaic, medicine) to calm; to still
- han stillet det blødende såret
- he stilled the bleeding wound
- Psalms, 65:8
- du stillet bølgene
- you stilled the waves
Usage notes
The verb is used only in idiomatic contexts in this form, i.e. in Biblical language and in relation to making a bleeding stop, although in the latter context stanse would still be a preferred term.
Derived terms
References
- “stille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From the adjective still.
Noun
stille f (definite singular stilla, indefinite plural stiller, definite plural stillene)
- quiet
- Eg likar stilla her på bygda.
- I like the quiet here in the countryside.
Etymology 2
From Norwegian Bokmål stille, probably from Middle Low German.
Alternative forms
Adjective
stille
- still (not moving)
- Han stod heilt stille.
- He stood totally still.
- Han stod heilt stille.
- quiet, silent.
- Han laga ikkje ein lyd. Han var heilt stille.
- He did not make a sound. He was totally quiet.
- Han laga ikkje ein lyd. Han var heilt stille.
- definite of still
- plural of still
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Verb
stille (present tense stiller, past tense stilte, past participle stilt, passive infinitive stillast, present participle stillande, imperative still)
- Alternative form of stilla
Derived terms
References
- “stille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *stillī.
Pronunciation
Adjective
stille
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | stille | stillu stillo |
stille | stille | stilla stille |
stillu stillo | |
| accusative | stilne | stille | stille | stille | stilla stille |
stillu stillo | |
| genitive | stilles | stilre | stilles | stilra | stilra | stilra | |
| dative | stillum | stilre | stillum | stillum | stillum | stillum | |
| instrumental | stille | stilre | stille | stillum | stillum | stillum | |
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | stilla | stille | stille | stillan | stillan | stillan | |
| accusative | stillan | stillan | stille | stillan | stillan | stillan | |
| genitive | stillan | stillan | stillan | stilra stillena |
stilra stillena |
stilra stillena | |
| dative | stillan | stillan | stillan | stillum | stillum | stillum | |
| instrumental | stillan | stillan | stillan | stillum | stillum | stillum | |
Derived terms
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