næse

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish næsæ, from Old Norse nǫs, from Proto-Germanic *nasō, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂s-.

Pronunciation

Noun

næse c (singular definite næsen, plural indefinite næser)

  1. nose
  2. reprimand, slap on the wrist, reproval

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Old English

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Adverb

næse

  1. (Northumbrian) no