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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse dys (“dolmen”).
Noun
dysse c (singular definite dyssen, plural indefinite dysser)
- 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)
- lull, calm
Further reading
Middle English
Noun
dysse
- Alternative form of dees
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Verb
dysse
- to lull, to placate