fyse
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)
- 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).
- (noun): From Old Norse fýsi f a noun form of the adjective fúss.
- (verb): From Old Norse fýsa, from Proto-Germanic *funsijaną
Alternative forms edit
- fysa (verb) (a infinitive)
Noun edit
fyse f (definite singular fysa, indefinite plural fyser, definite plural fysene)
Verb edit
fyse (present tense fyser, past tense fyste, past participle fyst, passive infinitive fysast, present participle fysande, imperative fys)
Usage notes edit
The verb is often used with a preposition, etter or på.
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
fyse
References edit
- “fyse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.