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peysa

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Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Likely a clipping of Middle Low German wambeis or Middle Dutch wambeis, for which see Dutch wambuis (gambeson) for more.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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peysa f (genitive singular peysu, nominative plural peysur)

  1. sweater, jersey

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “peysa”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  2. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “peisa”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)