Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /dysə/, [ˈd̥ysə]

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse dys (dolmen).

Noun edit

dysse c (singular definite dyssen, plural indefinite dysser)

  1. dolmen
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Etymology 2 edit

Related to døse (to doze) more at doze.

Verb edit

dysse (imperative dys, infinitive at dysse, present tense dysser, past tense dyssede, perfect tense er/har dysset)

  1. lull, calm

Further reading edit

Middle English edit

Noun edit

dysse

  1. Alternative form of dees

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

dysse

  1. to lull, to placate