nise
See also: Nîse
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nise
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nīse
Middle English edit
Adjective edit
nise
- Alternative form of nyce
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nise f (definite singular nisa, indefinite plural niser, definite plural nisene)
- a harbour porpoise, Phocoena phocoena
- a porpoise, a small whale of the porpoise family, Phocoenidae
- 1889, Julius Gude, Lærebok i landkunna:
- Fiskje driv dei til daglegt bruk, men og til utførsla […] ; i Litlebelt niseveiding.
- They do fishing for their daily needs, but also for export […] ; porpoise hunting in the Little Belt.
References edit
- “nise” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scottish Gaelic edit
Adverb edit
nise
- Alternative form of a-nis (“now”)