Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *funsaz, whence also Old English fūs, Old Saxon fūs, Old High German funs.
Adjective
fúss (comparative fúsari, superlative fúsastr)
- willing, longing
Declension
Strong declension of fúss
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
|
neuter
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| nominative
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fúss
|
fús
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fúst
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| accusative
|
fúsan
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fúsa
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fúst
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| dative
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fúsum
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fússi
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fúsu
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| genitive
|
fúss
|
fússar
|
fúss
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|
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
|
| nominative
|
fúsir
|
fúsar
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fús
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| accusative
|
fúsa
|
fúsar
|
fús
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| dative
|
fúsum
|
fúsum
|
fúsum
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| genitive
|
fússa
|
fússa
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fússa
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Weak declension of fúss
| singular
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masculine
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feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
fúsi
|
fúsa
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fúsa
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| accusative
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fúsa
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fúsu
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fúsa
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| dative
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fúsa
|
fúsu
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fúsa
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| genitive
|
fúsa
|
fúsu
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fúsa
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|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
fúsu
|
fúsu
|
fúsu
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| accusative
|
fúsu
|
fúsu
|
fúsu
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| dative
|
fúsum
|
fúsum
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fúsum
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| genitive
|
fúsu
|
fúsu
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fúsu
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Declension of comparative of fúss
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
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neuter
|
| nominative
|
fúsari
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fúsari
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fúsara
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| accusative
|
fúsara
|
fúsari
|
fúsara
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| dative
|
fúsara
|
fúsari
|
fúsara
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| genitive
|
fúsara
|
fúsari
|
fúsara
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
fúsari
|
fúsari
|
fúsari
|
| accusative
|
fúsari
|
fúsari
|
fúsari
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| dative
|
fúsurum
|
fúsurum
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fúsurum
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| genitive
|
fúsari
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fúsari
|
fúsari
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Strong declension of superlative of fúss
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
fúsastr
|
fúsust
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fúsast
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| accusative
|
fúsastan
|
fúsasta
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fúsast
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| dative
|
fúsustum
|
fúsastri
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fúsustu
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| genitive
|
fúsasts
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fúsastrar
|
fúsasts
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|
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| plural
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masculine
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feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
fúsastir
|
fúsastar
|
fúsust
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| accusative
|
fúsasta
|
fúsastar
|
fúsust
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| dative
|
fúsustum
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fúsustum
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fúsustum
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| genitive
|
fúsastra
|
fúsastra
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fúsastra
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Weak declension of superlative of fúss
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
fúsasti
|
fúsasta
|
fúsasta
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| accusative
|
fúsasta
|
fúsustu
|
fúsasta
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| dative
|
fúsasta
|
fúsustu
|
fúsasta
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| genitive
|
fúsasta
|
fúsustu
|
fúsasta
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
fúsustu
|
fúsustu
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fúsustu
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| accusative
|
fúsustu
|
fúsustu
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fúsustu
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| dative
|
fúsustum
|
fúsustum
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fúsustum
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| genitive
|
fúsustu
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fúsustu
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fúsustu
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Descendants
- Icelandic: fús
- Faroese: fúsur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: fus
- Norwegian Bokmål: fus
- Swedish: fus (dialectal)
- Danish: fus
Further reading
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)