stilla
Icelandic
/ˈstɪtla/
verb-weak
Definitions
- (transitive) to calm, to still
- (transitive) to adjust
- (transitive) to tune
- (reflexive) to calm down
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse stilla (calm) derived from Middle Low German stillen derived from Old Saxon *stillian derived from *stillijan (make still).
Origin
*stillijan
Gloss
make still
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- stille Norwegian Bokmål
- stillan Old English
- stilla Old Norse
- hjartastilling Icelandic
- stilling Icelandic
- *stillijan gmw-pro
- stillen Middle Low German
- *stillian Old Saxon
- stilla Old Swedish
- ställa Old Swedish