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Dill
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dill díll
English
<dab!>
Etymology
As a en de - surname, from de Diele floorboard.
As an English surname, from the noun en dill and also the adjective en dull.
As a Scottish/en gd - surname, reduced from en McDill, itself a variant of en McDowell.
Pronunciation
en ɪl 1
Proper noun
en.
Further reading
East Central German
Etymology
Compare de Delle.
Noun
gmw-ecg noun
gmw-ecg Erzgebirgisch dent, indentation
References
31
German
de:
Pronunciation
de /dɪl/
de De-Dill.ogg
de De-Dill2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
de gem-pro ine-pro
With Central German consonantism from de gmh tille, from de goh tilli, from de gmw-pro *dili.
Alternative forms
de Dille Austrian German f Till obsolete m
Noun
m,(e)s
dill herb of the species Anethum graveolens species
de w:de:Johann Storch Theoretische und practische Abhandlung von Kinder-Kranckheiten Eisenach 1750 Michael Gottlieb Grießbach 406–407 https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb10474906?page=426 Ein Exempel einer glücklichen Cur findet sich auch in M. N. C. Dec. I. A. I. p. 119. welche von D. Cummio also lautet: „Anno 1667 bekame einen Knaben von 6 Jahren zu Hannover in die Cur, dessen Haupt so groß war, als eines 18 jährigen Menschens, und der Schwulst über die Augen und Nasen hinge; hergegen die untern Gliedmassen abgezehret waren. […] An beyde Beine ließ ich Cauteria appliciren, und purgierte den Leib wöchentlich 4mal mit Syr. diac. nici. Unter das ordinaire Geträncke ließ ich etliche Tropfen Ol. Tart. per del. thun, die Speisen mit Anis, Kümmel und Till würtzen. One example of successful treatment can also be found in M. N. C. Dec. I. A. I. p. 119 by D. Cummio, which goes like: “In the year 1667 I got a boy of 6 years to treat in Hannover, whose head was as large as that of an 18-year-old man, and the swelling was hanging over eyes and nose; whereas the lower limbs were emaciated. […] On both legs I applied cauteries, and purged the body weekly 4 times with Syr. diac. nici. Into the regular drink I let put several drops of Ol. Tar. per del. thun, the foods I let be spiced with anise, caraway and dill.
Declension
m,(e)s
Descendants
csb dil 1
lv dilles 1
rm dil 1
dsb dyla 1
Further reading
Etymology 2
Proper noun
f.article
de riv flowing through central s/Hesse ; tributary riv/de:Lahn
Derived terms
de Lahn-Dill-Kreis
Etymology 3
Proper noun
toponym
de mun dist/de:Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis s/Rhineland-Palatinate
Etymology 4
Proper noun
surname
de
de Apieae tribe plants Herbs
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh dille, from lb goh dilla, from lb gem-pro *þiljǭ. Cognate with de Diele, nl deel, en thill.
Pronunciation
lb /dil/
lb il 1
Noun
m Dill Diller
plank, board
bowling lane
Derived terms
lb dillen