huske

See also: húske

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hugsa, derived from the noun Old Norse hugr (“thought”) (= Danish hu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhusɡ̊ə]

Verb

huske (imperative husk, infinitive at huske, present tense husker, past tense huskede, perfect tense har husket)

1. to remember

Conjugation

Inflection of huske

	present	past
simple	husker	huskede
perfect	har husket	havde husket
passive	huskes	huskedes
participle	huskende	husket
imperative	husk	—
infinitive	huske	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	husken	—

Synonyms

• erindre
• komme i hu
• mindes

References

• “huske” in Den Danske Ordbog

Middle English

Alternative forms

• husk

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Middle Low German hūske(n) or Middle Dutch hūskijn, diminutive of hūs (“house”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhusk(ə)/

Noun

huske (plural huskes)

1. A husk (protective covering of fruits, nuts or vegetables)
2. (anatomy) A covering (of a wound or the foreskin)
3. (rare) A silkworm's cocoon.

Descendants

• English: husk

References

• “husk(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Likely imitative.

Noun

huske f or m (definite singular huska or husken, indefinite plural husker, definite plural huskene)

1. swing (e.g. in a playground)

Synonyms

• gynge

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hugsa.

Alternative forms

• (non-standard since 2005) hugse

Verb

huske (imperative husk, present tense husker, passive huskes, simple past and past participle huska or husket, present participle huskende)

1. to remember

References

• “huske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Likely imitative.

Noun

huske f (definite singular huska, indefinite plural husker, definite plural huskene)

1. swing (e.g. in a playground)

Synonyms

• disse (mostly in coastal dialects)
• gynge
• ronse (in some southern dialects)

Verb

huske

1. to swing, sway

References

• “huske” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.