mysa

Attested since 1640. From Danish myse (“squint”) and Norwegian myse (“squint”), ultimately related to Greek μύειν (mýein, “to close ones lips/eyes”) and μυωπία (myopía, “near-sightedness; myopia”) and English myopic. Compare Swedish mystisk (“mysterious”) and myssla (“to whistle; to squeak”, archaic, dialectal).^[1]^[2]

mysa (present myser, preterite myste or mös, supine myst, imperative mys)

To be engaged in an activity that is comfortable or pleasurable.
Katten ligger och myser i solen.
The cat is lying in the sun, feeling cozy.
To be comfortable or content with something.
(archaic) To smile (with only slight movement of the mouth), particularly as a sign of contentedness or comfort.
- c. 1670, anonymous, Bröllops Beswär, 177
  (Då) Handtags i hwar oc en wrå, med mysande liuszögde systrar.
  [And thus] hands are shaken in every corner, with contentedly smiling sisters.
- 1835, diaries of Zacharias Topelius, diaries, 2:100
  Sophie Olsson myste på mund, tyckte visst om sig i sin svarta domino.
  Sophie Olsson smiled contentedly and quite liked herself in her black domino.

Conjugation of mysa (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	mysa		—
Supine	myst		—
Imperative	mys		—
Imper. plural¹	mysen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	myser	myste	—	—
Ind. plural¹	mysa	myste	—	—
Subjunctive²	myse	myste	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	mysande
Past participle	—
¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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