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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

stille.

silent

6 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. silent

    indeclinable

  2. still

    indeclinable

  3. quiet

    indeclinable
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse stilla, from Proto-West Germanic *stillijan.

verb

  1. to calm; to still

    archaic · transitive
    han stillet det blødende såret
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse stilla.

verb

  1. to set

  2. to ask (a question)

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse stilla and Middle Low German stellen.

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