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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the verb fnyse, from Old Norse fnýsa.
Noun
fnys n (definite singular fnyset, indefinite plural fnys, definite plural fnysa or fnysene)
- a snort
References
- “fnys” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “fnys” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the verb fnyse, from Old Norse fnýsa.
Noun
fnys n (definite singular fnyset, indefinite plural fnys, definite plural fnysa)
- a snort
References
- “fnys” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Interjection
fnys
- (usually in writing) harumph (expresses contempt or dissatisfaction, literally snort)
Noun
fnys n
- a snort, a harumph
Declension
Verb
fnys
- imperative of fnysa