pølse
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Two red Danish sausages.
Danish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Danish pølse (attested since 1383). Unknown origin. Compare Swedish pölsa and Norwegian Nynorsk pølse.
Pronunciation
Noun
pølse c (singular definite pølsen, plural indefinite pølser)
Declension
Declension of pølse
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Further reading
Greenlandic
Etymology
Noun
pølse (plural pølsit)
- sausage
- 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 153:
- Puugutarsuit nerrivimmi saavaniittut nerisassanik qammipput. Nerisassat taama mamarunartigisut taamalu amerlatigisut takusimanngisaannarpai. Nersussuit neqaat siatat, kukkukuuaqqat siatat, savaaqqat neqaat saaniminertallit siatat, puulukip quttoraa, pølsit assigiinngitsorpassuit, baconit puulukillu siatat, naatsiiat uusut siatallu, puulukit aserortikkat siatat, eertat, guleruuat, miseqqat, ketchup minnerunngitsumillu mamakujuttut pebermyntepastillit.
- The dishes in front of him were now piled with food. He had never seen so many things he liked to eat on one table: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, sausages, bacon and steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, chips, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, gravy, ketchup, and, for some strange reason, mint humbugs.
Synonyms
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
pølse f or m (definite singular pølsa or pølsen, indefinite plural pølser, definite plural pølsene)
Derived terms
References
- “pølse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Dialects
- pýsse (Setesdal dialect)
- pysje (Northern Gudbrandsdal, Folldal)
- pulse (Valdres dialect)
- pæsj, pøls (Trøndelag dialect)
- pylse (Telemark dialect, Setesdal dialect)
- pølsa, pylsa (Rogaland)
- påsj (dialectal)
Etymology
Uncertain. Compare Danish pølse, Swedish pölsa (dialectal pylsa), Faroese pylsa and modern Icelandic pylsa.
Pronunciation
Noun
pølse f (definite singular pølsa, indefinite plural pølser, definite plural pølsene)
References
- “pølse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Danish pølse.
Noun
pølse c
- (humorous) Alternative spelling of pölse (“red Danish sausage”)
- Synonym: rød pølse
- 1964, Karl Gerhard, Med mitt goda minne, page 121:
- Fatima och jag blev så småningom vänner. Det började med en femtioöring till pølse.
- Fatima and I eventually became friends. It started with a fifty öre coin for Danish hotdog.
- 2018 July 17, “25 tips till godaste maten i Köpenhamn [25 tips for the tastiest food in Copenhagen]”, in Aftonbladet:
- Världsberömda restaurangen Noma, Röd pølse och smörrebröd i alla ära.
- The world-famous restaurant Noma, red sausages, and smørrebrød are all well and good.
- 2021 January 18, Erik Adell, “Nu har det serverats pølser på Danmarks gator i 100 år [Sausages have now been served on the streets of Denmark for 100 years]”, in P4 Malmöhus, Sveriges Radio:
- Vad det då kostade med en korv med bröd? 30 öre. 25 för pølsen och 5 för brödet.
- What did it cost for sausage with bread? 30 öre. 25 for the sausage and 5 for the bread.
- 2023 December 17, TT News Agency, “Danskt sedelkaos – handlare vill stoppa småköp [Danish banknote chaos – retailers want to stop small purchases]”, in Dagens Industri:
- Är det okej att betala sin pølse med en 1.000-lapp? Nej, tycker danska handlare.
- Is it acceptable to pay for your sausage with a 1,000-krone note? No, say Danish retailers.