åsyn

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish asiun, from Old Norse ásýn.

Pronunciation

Noun

åsyn n (singular definite åsynet, plural indefinite åsyn)

  1. (chiefly poetic) a face

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Norwegian Bokmål

See also: asyn

Etymology

From Old Norse ásýn.

Pronunciation

Noun

åsyn n (definite singular åsynet, indefinite plural åsyn, definite plural åsyna or åsynene)

  1. a face

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ásýn.

Pronunciation

Noun

åsyn n (definite singular åsynet, indefinite plural åsyn, definite plural åsyna)

  1. a face

Swedish

Etymology

å (on (obsolete)) +‎ syn (sight)

Noun

åsyn c

  1. 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
  2. sight (what someone sees, someone's visual impressions)
    Försvinn ur min åsyn!
    Get out of my sight!
  3. (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

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