dill

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring.

Verb

To cook or flavor with dill.

Verb

To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.

Synonyms

Anethum graveolens

dill weed

fennel

anise

garden dill

Translations

aneth

eneldo

Dill

aneto

endro

anet

άνηθος

anethum

dille

dereotu

شبت

Anethum graveolens

fenouil

aneto

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: dile

Inherited from Old English: dile

Cognate with Old Saxon: dilli

Cognate with Dutch: dille

Cognate with Swedish: dill

Cognate with German: Dill

In summary

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