bamsing

Danish

Etymology

According to ODS, derived from bamse, which in turn is borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål bamse.

Noun

bamsing c

  1. (obsolete) a fat/large and clumsy person or animal

Further reading

Swedish

Noun

bamsing c

  1. (colloquial) something large, a biggun
    Synonym: bamse
    Wow! Vilken bamsing.
    Wow! That's a biggun.
    en jättebamsing till björn
    a big honkin' bear

Declension

Declension of bamsing
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bamsing bamsings
definite bamsingen bamsingens
plural indefinite bamsingar bamsingars
definite bamsingarna bamsingarnas

References

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