dysse

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dys (dolmen).

Noun

dysse c (singular definite dyssen, plural indefinite dysser)

  1. dolmen
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Related to døse (to doze) more at doze.

Verb

dysse (imperative dys, infinitive at dysse, present tense dysser, past tense dyssede, perfect tense er/har dysset)

  1. lull, calm

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

dysse

  1. Alternative form of dees

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Verb

dysse

  1. to lull, to placate