Danish

Noun

spille c (singular definite spillen, plural indefinite spiller)

1. A music player, any device that can play music.

Declension

Verb

spille ‎(imperative spil, infinitive at spille, present tense spiller, past tense spillede, perfect tense har spillet)

1. To play (music, a game, in a theatrical performance,
2. To move one's body, or a specific part of it, back and forth.

Conjugation

Usage notes

The second sense sometimes has a sexual meaning, especially used to mean the stroking of a ****, see also spille pik.

Gothic

Romanization

spillē

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍀𐌹𐌻𐌻𐌴

Italian

Noun

spille f

1. plural of spilla

Anagrams

• spelli

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spil.le/, [ˈspɪl.lə]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German spelen.

Alternative forms

• spelle

Verb

spille ‎(imperative spill, present tense spiller, passive spilles, simple past spilte, past participle spilt, present participle spillende)

1. to play (a sport)
2. to play (a musical instrument)
3. spille inn (music etc.) to record (something)

Related terms

• spill (noun)

Derived terms

• innspilling
• spilleautomat

Etymology 2

From Old Norse spilla

Verb

spille (inflections as above)

1. to spill, slop
2. to waste

References

• “spille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse spilla

Verb

spille

1. to spill, slop
2. to waste

Conjugation

References

• “spille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.