dysse

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dysə/, [ˈd̥ysə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dys (“dolmen”).

Noun

dysse c (singular definite dyssen, plural indefinite dysser)

  1. dolmen
Inflection
Declension of dysse
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dysse dyssen dysser dysserne
genitive dysses dyssens dyssers dyssernes
Synonyms
  • stendysse

Etymology 2

Related to døse (“to doze”) more at doze.

Verb

dysse (imperative dys, infinitive at dysse, present tense dysser, past tense dyssede, perfect tense er/har dysset)

  1. lull, calm

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

dysse

  1. Alternative form of dees

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈdʏsə]

Verb

dysse

  1. to lull, to placate
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