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Dill's name comes from an old Norse word "dilla" which means "to lull".
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Serves four as a small salad course. 1 small pointed spring cabbage1 bunch of radishes1 small bunch of dilla handful or so radish sprouts For the dressing2 tbsp tahini200ml natural yoghurtolive oil Shred the cabbage finely and rinse it thoroughly in cold water.
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In fact, the name is derived from the old Norse word “dilla” meaning “to lull” because it was used to lull babies to sleep, and as an antidote to witchcraft and sorcery.
Spices and Herbs -Bandra Bazar Road « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
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In fact, the name is derived from the old Norse word “dilla” meaning “to lull” because it was used to lull babies to sleep, and as an antidote to witchcraft and sorcery.
2008 February 17 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
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As a producer he brings a little something extra to his beats that I truly appreciate - this track, and most of his others, has the bounce of a late-90s Jay Dee, nee J-dilla, production: boom-bap drums, layers of keys and synths, booming basslines.
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I always missed my first "proper" partner right up until I met her five years later and she'd turned into a croca-dilla-heffa-mouse.
North Carolina, Here I Come! Next Month. vuboq 2006
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[157] The name Dill is derived from the Saxon verb _dilla_, to lull, because of its tranquillizing properties, and its causing children to sleep.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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We tried to make Poqua-dilla take off her turban, because a crown on a turban seemed to us something entirely out of order; but she wouldn't listen to it.
A Jolly Fellowship Frank Richard Stockton 1868
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This was a colony of a monarchy, and we would push forward the claims of Poqua-dilla the First.
A Jolly Fellowship Frank Richard Stockton 1868
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When we reached Poqua-dilla's hut, we saw her sitting on her door-step.
A Jolly Fellowship Frank Richard Stockton 1868
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