drille

From Middle Low German drellen, from a root meaning "to turn around" that is likely from the same root as Middle Dutch drillen (“turn in a circle, bore”).

• IPA^(key): /drelə/, [ˈd̥ʁælə]

drille (imperative dril, infinitive at drille, present tense driller, past tense drillede, perfect tense har drillet)

1. to tease

   Du må ikke drille.

   Don't tease.

2. to kid
3. to banter
4. to be tricky

   Opgaven driller.

   The assignment is tricky.

• dril
• drilleri

drille

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of drillen

• IPA^(key): /dʁil/

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• Homophones: drillent, drilles

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drille m (plural drilles)

1. (archaic) soldier

   Synonym: soudard

2. (colloquial) fellow

   bon, joyeux drille ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎^[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:

     Tout porte à croire que la convalescence sera courte; et qui sait même si, à la prochaine fête villageoise, nous ne verrons pas notre brave Hippolyte figurer dans des danses bachiques, au milieu d'un choeur de joyeux drilles, et ainsi prouver à tous les yeux, par sa verve et ses entrechats, sa complète guérison?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

drille

1. inflection of driller:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

• “drille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

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drille

1. inflection of drillen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

From English drill.

drille (imperative drill, present tense driller, passive drilles, simple past drilla or drillet or drilte, past participle drilla or drillet or drilt, present participle drillende)

1. to drill, bore (a hole)

drille (imperative drill, present tense driller, passive drilles, simple past and past participle drilla or drillet, present participle drillende)

1. to drill (take part in drill, be drilled in something)

• “drille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• NAOB [2]

From English drill.

drille (present tense drillar, past tense drilla, past participle drilla, passive infinitive drillast, present participle drillande, imperative drille/drill)

1. to drill, bore (a hole)
2. to drill (take part in drill, be drilled in something)

• drilla

• “drille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.