pølse

See also: pölse and polse

Danish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Danish pølse (attested since 1383). Unknown origin. Compare Swedish pölsa and Norwegian Nynorsk pølse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʰølsə]

Noun

pølse c (singular definite pølsen, plural indefinite pølser)

1. sausage, banger
2. (childish) poop (excrement)

   Jeg lavede en pølse på wc.

   I took a poo in the toilet.

Declension

Declension of pølse

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	pølse	pølsen	pølser	pølserne
genitive	pølses	pølsens	pølsers	pølsernes

Derived terms

• rød pølse

Related terms

• hotdog

Descendants

• → Greenlandic: pølse
• → Swedish: → pölse (transliteration)
  • → Swedish: pølse

Further reading

• “pølse” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “pølse” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Greenlandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish pølse.

Noun

pølse (plural pølsit)

1. sausage
   • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 153:

     Puugutarsuit nerrivimmi saavaniittut nerisassanik qammipput. Nerisassat taama mamarunartigisut taamalu amerlatigisut takusimanngisaannarpai. Nersussuit neqaat siatat, kukkukuuaqqat siatat, savaaqqat neqaat saaniminertallit siatat, puulukip quttoraa, pølsit assigiinngitsorpassuit, baconit puulukillu siatat, naatsiiat uusut siatallu, puulukit aserortikkat siatat, eertat, guleruuat, miseqqat, ketchup minnerunngitsumillu mamakujuttut pebermyntepastillit.

     The dishes in front of him were now piled with food. He had never seen so many things he liked to eat on one table: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops, sausages, bacon and steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, chips, Yorkshire pudding, peas, carrots, gravy, ketchup, and, for some strange reason, mint humbugs.

Synonyms

• immigaq

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

pølse f or m (definite singular pølsa or pølsen, indefinite plural pølser, definite plural pølsene)

1. hot dog, sausage
2. (slang) penis

Derived terms

• kleptopølser

References

• “pølse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Dialectal forms

• pýsse (Setesdal dialect)
• pysje (Northern Gudbrandsdal, Folldal)
• pulse (Valdres dialect)
• pæsj, pøls (Trøndelag dialect)
• pylse (Telemark dialect, Setesdal dialect)
• pølsa, pylsa (Rogaland)
• påsj (dialectal)

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare Danish pølse, Swedish pölsa (dialectal pylsa), Faroese pylsa and modern Icelandic pylsa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²pølsə], [²pøʂə]

Noun

pølse f (definite singular pølsa, indefinite plural pølser, definite plural pølsene)

1. a sausage or hot dog

References

• “pølse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Two red Danish sausages.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Danish pølse.

Noun

pølse c

1. (humorous) Alternative spelling of pölse (“red Danish sausage”)

   Synonym: rød pølse

   • 1964, Karl Gerhard, Med mitt goda minne, page 121:

     Fatima och jag blev så småningom vänner. Det började med en femtioöring till pølse.

     Fatima and I eventually became friends. It started with a fifty öre coin for Danish hotdog.

   • 2018 July 17, “25 tips till godaste maten i Köpenhamn [25 tips for the tastiest food in Copenhagen]”, in Aftonbladet:

     Världsberömda restaurangen Noma, Röd pølse och smörrebröd i alla ära.

     The world-famous restaurant Noma, red sausages, and smørrebrød are all well and good.

   • 2021 January 18, Erik Adell, “Nu har det serverats pølser på Danmarks gator i 100 år [Sausages have now been served on the streets of Denmark for 100 years]”, in P4 Malmöhus, Sveriges Radio:

     Vad det då kostade med en korv med bröd? 30 öre. 25 för pølsen och 5 för brödet.

     What did it cost for sausage with bread? 30 öre. 25 for the sausage and 5 for the bread.

   • 2023 December 17, TT News Agency, “Danskt sedelkaos – handlare vill stoppa småköp [Danish banknote chaos – retailers want to stop small purchases]”, in Dagens Industri:

     Är det okej att betala sin pølse med en 1.000-lapp? Nej, tycker danska handlare.

     Is it acceptable to pay for your sausage with a 1,000-krone note? No, say Danish retailers.

See also

• pølsevagn