mysa

Faroese

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mihswǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪːsa/
• Rhymes: -ɪːsa

Noun

mysa f (genitive singular mysu, uncountable)

1. whey

Declension

f1s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mysa	mysan
accusative	mysu	mysuna
dative	mysu	mysuni
genitive	mysu	mysunnar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mihswǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪːsa/
• Rhymes: -ɪːsa

Noun

mysa f (genitive singular mysu, no plural)

1. whey

Declension

Declension of mysa (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mysa	mysan
accusative	mysu	mysuna
dative	mysu	mysunni
genitive	mysu	mysunnar

Swedish

FWOTD – 22 May 2014

Etymology

Attested since 1640. From Danish myse (“squint”) and Norwegian myse (“squint”), ultimately related to Ancient Greek μύω (múō, “to close ones lips/eyes”) and μυωπία (myopía, “near-sightedness; myopia”) and English myopic. Compare myssla (“to whistle; to squeak”, archaic, dialectal).

Pronunciation

• (Sweden) IPA^(key): /ˈmyːˌsa/

Verb

mysa (present myser, preterite myste or mös, supine myst, imperative mys)

1. To be engaged in an activity that is comfortable or pleasurable.

   Katten ligger och myser i solen.

   The cat is lying in the sun, feeling cozy.

2. To be comfortable or content with something.
3. (archaic) To smile (with only slight movement of the mouth), particularly as a sign of contentedness or comfort.
   • c. 1670, anonymous author, Bröllops Beswär, section 177:

     (Då) Handtags i hwar oc en wrå, med mysande liuszögde systrar.

     [And thus] hands are shaken in every corner, with contentedly smiling light-eyed sisters.

   • 1835, diaries of Zacharias Topelius, diaries, 2:100

     Sophie Olsson myste på mund, tyckte visst om sig i sin svarta domino.

     Sophie Olsson smiled contentedly and quite liked herself in her black domino.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mysa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	mysa		—
supine	myst		—
imperative	mys		—
imper. plural1	mysen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	myser	myste	—	—
ind. plural1	mysa	myste	—	—
subjunctive2	myse	myste	—	—
present participle		mysande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• mys
• mysig