ymist

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See also: ýmist

Faroese

Adjective

ymist

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of ymissur

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

ymist

  1. neuter of ymis

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse ýmist. Neuter of ymis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ymist

  1. neuter singular of ymis
    • 1891, Elias Blix, “Gud signe vaart dyre Fedraland”, in Nokre salmar, 4th edition, Kristiania: Samlaget, page 242:
      Um Sædet enn gror paa ymist Lag
      Even if the seed grows on variable ground

Adverb

ymist

  1. in different, various or alternating way(s); differently
    • 1929, Lars Eskeland, Therese Neumann frå Konnersreuth, Oslo: Aschehoug, page 35:
      Stødt og stendig kom det same spursmålet uppatt: Var det eit under? Svari fall og fell ymist.
      Ready and steadily the same question arose: Was it a miracle? The answers fell and fall differently.
    • 1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar, Bergen: Nygaard, page 166:
      Dei byrjad med Professorane, som vart ymist dømde; Ortvedt fortalde Smaasogur um dei, og Hærland dømde dei vitenskapelegt.
      They began with the professor, who were judged differently; Ortvedt told stories about them, Hærland judged them scientifically.
  2. somehow
    Synonym: eikorleis
  3. sometimes, now and then, sometimes
    Synonyms: av og til, stundom, ymse

Noun

ymist n

  1. (uncountable) any other business
    Synonyms: eventuelt, ymse

Pronoun

ymist n

  1. various, different, uncertain and/or unspecified things; some good, some bad
    • 1890, Oddmund Vik, Ole Bull, Bergen: Litleré, page 271:
      Men mann imillom høyrdest fulla ymist.
      But in private, various things were definitely heard.
  2. an indefinite amount; some
    Synonym: noko

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