fyse

From Old Norse fýsa, from Proto-Germanic *funsijaną. Factitive of fus.

fyse (present tense fyser, past tense fyste, past participle fyst)

1. to want

• “fyse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “fyse” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Both the noun and verb, with their different Old Norse ancestors, relate back to the Proto-Germanic adjective *funsaz (“ready, willing”) (Norwegian Nynorsk fus).

• (noun): From Old Norse fýsi f a noun form of the adjective fúss.
• (verb): From Old Norse fýsa, from Proto-Germanic *funsijaną

• fysa (verb, a infinitive)

fyse f (definite singular fysa, indefinite plural fyser, definite plural fysene)

1. want

   Synonyms: lyst, hug, trå

fyse (present tense fyser, past tense fyste, past participle fyst, passive infinitive fysast, present participle fysande, imperative fys)

1. to want, long

The verb is often used with a preposition, etter or på.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

fyse

1. inflection of fys:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural
2. neuter of fysen

• “fyse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.