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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Probably from dialectal nysse.
Noun
nyss m (definite singular nyssen, indefinite plural nysser, definite plural nyssene)
- poor cod, a small cod-fish of the species Trisopterus minutus
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse njósn, from nýsa (“snoop, scout”).
Noun
nyss n (definite singular nysset, indefinite plural nyss, definite plural nyssa or nyssene)
- information, in the common phrase "få nyss om": acquire knowledge about, learn from somewhere
Etymology 3
Actually genitive of ny (“new”), from Old Norse nýr, probably from Middle Low German nies.
Adverb
nyss
- just (moments ago)
- just (before)
References
- “nyss” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Adverb
nyss
- recently
Further reading
- “nyss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From ny (“new”) + -s (“adverbial suffix”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
nyss (not comparable)
- just, quite recently (moments ago)
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