vise
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis, viz, from Latin vītis (“vine”); probably akin to English withe.
Alternative formsEdit
- vice (British English)
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vise (plural vises)
- (US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
- 1937 October, R. H. Jenkins, “Five attractive new designs you can work out from inexpensive materials”, in Popular Science, volume 131, number 4, Bonnier Corporation, page 96:
- Clamp this loop in a strong vise and twist the two ends evenly into one piece. As the twisting progresses, move the wire along so as to keep the grip of the vise close to the hands.
TranslationsEdit
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VerbEdit
vise (third-person singular simple present vises, present participle vising, simple past and past participle vised)
- To clamp with or as with a vise.
- 1904, The Cambrian - Volume 24, page 166:
- He looked to see the secretary, vised and crackled in those arms, drop limp and senseless.
- 1981, Petersen's Photographic Magazine - Volume 10, Issues 7-12, page 51:
- Repeat this step to make the bend at the other 39-inch mark being careful that it is also at a 90° angle to the vised pipe, and also parallel to the first bend.
- 2007, Catherine Anderson, Phantom Waltz, →ISBN, page 302:
- “There's my girl,” he whispered. He reached back to lift each of her legs to vise her knees under his arms.
- 2013, Geoff Berner, Festival Man: A Novel, →ISBN:
- I do clearly remember the last part of that conversation, because it involved Athena promising that the next time she saw me, she was going to vise my jaws open and shit down my throat.
Etymology 2Edit
VerbEdit
vise (third-person singular simple present vises, present participle viseing, simple past and past participle vised)
- Alternative form of visé
- 1867, Luise Mühlbach, Frederick the Great and His Family, →ISBN:
- It was the hour in which all who had affairs to arrange with the Austrian ambassador, passports to vise, contracts to sign,were allowed entrance, and it was the baron's duty to receive them.
- 1897, United States. Department of State, Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, page 518:
- Although the Department has no wish to remonstrate further than it has already done against the refusal of the Russian authorities to vise passports issued to naturalized citizens of Russian origin, its position is consistent and tenable that a passport issued by the Government of the United States to one of its citizens and intended for his protection in any and all foreign countries which he may choose to visit is not to be in effect destroyed or impaired in value by a Russian consular officer.
- 1904, Frank Charles Smith, Lucien Brock Proctor, & Heman Gerald Chapin, The American Lawyer - Volume 12, page 33:
- The latest published correspondence on the subject is in the case of Waix, an American citizen of the Jewish race, who applied to the Russian consul general in New York to vise his passport, in order that he might visit Russia.
- 1938, Manchuria: Semi-monthly Publication of the Manchuria Daily News:
- At Manchouli, it was said, ViceConsul Ishida and Chancellor Teng requested the local Soviet Consulate to vise their passports, but the Soviet consulate authorities unreasonably declined to comply with the request.
ReferencesEdit
- vise in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
AnagramsEdit
CzechEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
vise
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse vísa f, {from Proto-Germanic *wīsō, *wīsǭ (“manner”), the same word as Danish vis, -vis, English -wise, German Weise.
NounEdit
vise c (singular definite visen, plural indefinite viser)
DeclensionEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic *wīsōną, a variant of *wīsijaną, whence German weisen, Dutch wijzen. Both are derived from the Proto-Germanic adjective *wīsaz (“wise”), whence Danish vis.
VerbEdit
vise (imperative vis, infinitive at vise, present tense viser, past tense viste, perfect tense har vist)
- to show
- (mathematics) to prove
- (reflexive) show off
InflectionEdit
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
AdjectiveEdit
vise
- plural and definite singular attributive of vis
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
VerbEdit
vise
- inflection of viser:
AnagramsEdit
GalicianEdit
VerbEdit
vise
- first-person singular preterite subjunctive of ver
- third-person singular preterite subjunctive of ver
LatinEdit
ParticipleEdit
vīse
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
vise
- Alternative form of vice
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
AdjectiveEdit
vise
Etymology 2Edit
From Old Norse vísa (“a manner of singing”), related to vis.
NounEdit
vise f or m (definite singular visa or visen, indefinite plural viser, definite plural visene)
- lyrical or epic poem with plain content and plain melody
- En strofisk dikt med strofisk melodi såväl litterärt som musikalisk oftast präglad av en viss enkelhet i stilen. Bengt R. Jonsson (Swedish)
- A stanzaic poem with a stanzaic melody both literary and musically usually characterized by to some degree a simplicity of style.
Usage notesEdit
The Scandinavian term vise is less comprehensive than the English song (Norwegian Bokmål Norwegian Bokmål sang), German German Lied or French French chanson. The term sang is often citing a collective whereas the vise more commonly refers to an I.
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
VerbEdit
vise (imperative vis, present tense viser, passive vises, simple past viste, past participle vist, present participle visende)
- to show
- vise fram til vennene våre ― show to our friends
- to send someone on their way
- vise noen til en dyktig lege ― send someone to a proficient physician
- vise bort ― turn away
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “vise” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic *wīsōną.
Alternative formsEdit
- visa (a infinitive)
VerbEdit
vise (present tense viser, past tense viste, past participle vist, passive infinitive visast, present participle visande, imperative vis)
- (transitive) to show, point out
- (transitive) to send away
- (transitive) to demonstrate, to give proof of
- (intransitive) to be visible
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
NounEdit
vise f (definite singular visa, indefinite plural viser, definite plural visene)
DeclensionEdit
Historical inflection of vise
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in [brackets] were official, but considered second-tier. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Nouns were capitalised for most of the 19th century. 2Form was allowed for schoolchildren as of 1910. |
Derived termsEdit
- dansevise f
- drikkevise f
- dølavise f, dølevise f
- folkevise f
- gatevise f
- kjærleiksvise f
- nidvise f
- protestvise f
- riddarvise f
- skillingsvise f
- slengevise f
- trollvise f
- visebok f
- visedans m
- visediktar m
- visedikting f
- visegruppe f
- viseklubb m
- visemakar m
- visemelodi m
- visesamling f
- visesong m
- visesongar m
- visestubb m
- viseverkstad m
- voggevise f
Etymology 3Edit
NounEdit
vise m (definite singular visen, indefinite plural visar, definite plural visane)
Etymology 4Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
AdjectiveEdit
vise
Etymology 5Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
AdjectiveEdit
vise
ReferencesEdit
- “vise” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
AnagramsEdit
PaliEdit
Alternative formsEdit
NounEdit
vise
PortugueseEdit
VerbEdit
vise
- inflection of visar:
RomanianEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
vise n pl
SynonymsEdit
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
vise
- inflection of visar:
SwedishEdit
AdjectiveEdit
vise
- absolute definite natural masculine singular of vis.
- (dated) absolute plural form of vis.
- de tre vise männen ― the three wise men, the Biblical Magi
NounEdit
vise c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of vise | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vise | visen | visar | visarna |
Genitive | vises | visens | visars | visarnas |
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- vise in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)