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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ásýn.
Pronunciation
Noun
åsyn n (definite singular åsynet, indefinite plural åsyn, definite plural åsyna or åsynene)
- a face
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse ásýn.
Pronunciation
Noun
åsyn n (definite singular åsynet, indefinite plural åsyn, definite plural åsyna)
- a face
Swedish
Etymology
å (“on (obsolete)”) + syn (“sight”)
Noun
åsyn c
- sight (seeing something)
Hans fobi var så svår att han svimmade vid blotta åsynen av en spindel- His phobia was so severe that he fainted at the mere sight of a spider
- sight (what someone sees, someone's visual impressions)
Försvinn ur min åsyn!- Get out of my sight!
- (literary) sight (what something or someone looks like – could also be interpreted as the first sense)
Man vänjer sig aldrig vid slemmonstrets vidriga åsyn- You never get used to the disgusting sight of the slime monster
Declension
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Definite
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åsyn
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åsynen
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åsyns
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åsynens
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