ynske

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ønske

Etymology

From Old Norse ósk, from Proto-Germanic *wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). The 'n' was re-added under the influence of Middle Low German (compare German Low German wönschen (“wish”), Plautdietsch Wensch (“wish”)).

Noun

ynske n (definite singular ynsket, indefinite plural ynske, definite plural ynska)

1. a wish, desire

   Eg har eit ynske om at dette går som planlagd.

   My wish is that this goes as planned.

2. a friendly thought or wish for someone else

References

• “ynske” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.