vise
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
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.
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- vice (British English)
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Noun edit
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.
- (figurative) A situation in which one's freedom of choice is constrained.
- c. 1921 (date written), Karel Čapek, translated by Paul Selver, R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots): A Fantastic Melodrama […], Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1923, →OCLC, Act 3:
- I'd like to know what would become of us in the next ten minutes. They've got us in a vise. We're done for, Gall.
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Verb edit
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 2 edit
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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.
References edit
- “vise”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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vise
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse vísa f, from Proto-Germanic *wīsō, *wīsǭ (“manner”), the same word as Danish vis, -vis, English -wise, German Weise.
Noun edit
vise c (singular definite visen, plural indefinite viser)
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Etymology 2 edit
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.
Verb edit
vise (imperative vis, infinitive at vise, present tense viser, past tense viste, perfect tense har vist)
- to show
- (mathematics) to prove
- (reflexive) show off
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Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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vise
- plural and definite singular attributive of vis
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Audio (file)
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vise
- inflection of viser:
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vise
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vīse
Middle English edit
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vise
- Alternative form of vice
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
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vise
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse vísa (“a manner of singing”), related to vis.
Noun edit
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 notes edit
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.
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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 terms edit
References edit
- “vise” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic *wīsōną.
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- visa (a infinitive)
Verb edit
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
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vise f (definite singular visa, indefinite plural viser, definite plural visene)
Declension edit
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. |
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Etymology 3 edit
From Old Norse vísir. Probably related to visk.
Noun edit
vise m (definite singular visen, indefinite plural visar, definite plural visane)
Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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vise
Etymology 5 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
vise
References edit
- “vise” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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vise
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vise
- inflection of visar:
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vise n pl
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vise
- dream on! in your dreams! (used to express skepticism about the possibility of an interlocutor's statement)
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vise (Cyrillic spelling висе)
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vise
- inflection of visar:
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vise
- definite natural masculine singular of vis
- (dated) plural of vis
- de tre vise männen ― the three wise men, the Biblical Magi
Noun edit
vise c
Declension edit
Declension of vise | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | vise | visen | visar | visarna |
Genitive | vises | visens | visars | visarnas |
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References edit
- vise in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)