Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse fýsa, from Proto-Germanic *funsijaną. Factitive of fus.

Verb edit

fyse (present tense fyser, past tense fyste, past participle fyst)

  1. to want

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

Both the noun and verb, with their different Old Norse ancestors, relate back to the Proto-Germanic adjective *funsaz (ready, willing) (Norwegian Nynorsk fus).

Alternative forms edit

  • fysa (verb) (a infinitive)

Noun edit

fyse f (definite singular fysa, indefinite plural fyser, definite plural fysene)

  1. want
    Synonyms: lyst, hug, trå

Verb edit

fyse (present tense fyser, past tense fyste, past participle fyst, passive infinitive fysast, present participle fysande, imperative fys)

  1. to want, long
Usage notes edit

The verb is often used with a preposition, etter or .

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective edit

fyse

  1. inflection of fys:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural
  2. neuter of fysen

References edit