ymse
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse ýmsir, ýmissir, plural of ýmiss; same origin as ymis.
Adjective edit
ymse (singular and plural ymse)
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse ýmsir, ýmissir.
Adjective edit
ymse
ymse
Adverb edit
ymse
- in different, various or alternating way(s); differently
- Synonym: ymist
- sometimes, now and then, sometimes
Determiner edit
ymse pl
Noun edit
ymse
- (uncountable) any other business (item on agenda)
Pronoun edit
ymse
- various, different, uncertain and/or unspecified things; some good, some bad
- an indefinite amount; some; multiple
Etymology 2 edit
Also from the adjective ymis.
Verb edit
ymse (present tense ymsar, past tense ymsa, past participle ymsa, passive infinitive ymsast, present participle ymsande, imperative ymse/yms)
- to alternate, change, vary
- Motorskipa ymsar mykje i storleik og bruk. ( Motorskip on the Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia.Wikipedia nn)
- (reflexive) to change
- han ymsa seg
- he changed
References edit
- “ymse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.