fyse

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word fyse. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word fyse, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say fyse in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word fyse you have here. The definition of the word fyse will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition offyse, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fýsa, from Proto-Germanic *funsijaną. Factitive of fus.

Verb

fyse (present tense fyser, past tense fyste, past participle fyst)

  1. to want

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Both the noun and verb, with their different Old Norse ancestors, relate back to the Proto-Germanic adjective *funsaz (ready, willing) (Norwegian Nynorsk fus).

Alternative forms

  • fysa (verb, a infinitive)

Noun

fyse f (definite singular fysa, indefinite plural fyser, definite plural fysene)

  1. want
    Synonyms: lyst, hug, trå

Verb

fyse (present tense fyser, past tense fyste, past participle fyst, passive infinitive fysast, present participle fysande, imperative fys)

  1. to want, long
Usage notes

The verb is often used with a preposition, etter or .

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

fyse

  1. inflection of fys:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural
  2. neuter of fysen

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

fȳse

  1. inflection of fȳsan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive