tuss
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
tuss
- Alternative form of tusshe
Etymology 2 edit
Adverb edit
tuss
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse þurs, þuss, from Proto-Germanic *þursaz, *þurisaz. Cognates include dialectal English thurse.
Noun edit
tuss m (definite singular tussen, indefinite plural tussar, definite plural tussane)
- (Norse mythology) giant, troll
- (folklore, also collective) a kind of subterranean wight
- (dialectal, derogatory) simpleton
See also edit
References edit
- “tuss” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Noun edit
tuss c
- a wad (small mass of soft material)
- (by extension) something reminiscent of a wad, like a cloud
- molntuss
- "cloud wad"
Declension edit
Declension of tuss | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | tuss | tussen | tussar | tussarna |
Genitive | tuss | tussens | tussars | tussarnas |
Derived terms edit
- bomullstuss (“cotton ball”)
- dammtuss (“dust bunny”)