fise

See also: Appendix:Variations of "fise"

English

Etymology

From Middle English fise, fyse, from Old Norse físa (“to break wind”) (whence also Danish fise), from Proto-Germanic *fīsaną (“to break wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). More at fist.

Noun

fise (plural fises)

1. An instance of flatulence.

Anagrams

• seif, Feis, fies, EFIS, feis, ISEF, Seif, EFIs, ISFE

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse físa. Cognates include English fizz, German fisten, Dutch veesten, Latin spirare, all from the same root Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfiːsə]

Verb

fise (imperative fis, infinitive at fise, present tense fiser, past tense fes, perfect tense har fist)

1. (informal) to hurry, move quickly, rush
2. (informal) to fart
   1. to seep quickly (through something)

Related terms

• fis

Synonyms

• prutte
• fjærte
• slippe en vind

Fixed Expressions

• (informal) fise af (to piss off)
• fise den af (to idle, do nothing, be inactive)
• (informal) fise ind (på lystavlen) (to be understood)

References

• “fise” in Den Danske Ordbog

Italian

Adjective

fise

1. feminine plural of fiso

Latin

Participle

fīse

1. vocative masculine singular of fīsus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse físa.

Verb

fise (imperative fis, present tense fiser, simple past fes or feis or fiste, past participle feset or fist, present participle fisende)

1. to fart, pass wind

Related terms

• fis

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• fisa (a infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse físa.

Verb

fise (present tense fis, past tense feis, supine fìse, past participle fìsen, present participle fisande, imperative fis)

1. (intransitive) to fart, pass wind

Related terms

• fis

References

• “fise” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.