huske
See also: húske
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hugsa, derived from the noun Old Norse hugr (“thought”) (= Danish hu).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
huske (imperative husk, infinitive at huske, present tense husker, past tense huskede, perfect tense har husket)
- to remember
Conjugation edit
Inflection of huske
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “huske” in Den Danske Ordbog
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Probably borrowed from Middle Low German hūske(n) or Middle Dutch hūskijn, diminutive of hūs (“house”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
huske (plural huskes)
- A husk (protective covering of fruits, nuts or vegetables)
- (anatomy) A covering (of a wound or the foreskin)
- (rare) A silkworm's cocoon.
Descendants edit
- English: husk
References edit
- “husk(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
huske f or m (definite singular huska or husken, indefinite plural husker, definite plural huskene)
- swing (e.g. in a playground)
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
- (non-standard since 2005) hugse
Verb edit
huske (imperative husk, present tense husker, passive huskes, simple past and past participle huska or husket, present participle huskende)
- to remember
References edit
- “huske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
huske f (definite singular huska, indefinite plural husker, definite plural huskene)
- swing (e.g. in a playground)
Synonyms edit
Verb edit
huske
References edit
- “huske” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.