kyssa

From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰɪsːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪsːa
• Hyphenation: kys‧sa

kyssa (third person singular past indicative kysti, third person plural past indicative kyst, supine kyst)

1. (transitive) to kiss

   brúðgómurin kysti konu sína í hondina

   the groom kissed his wife's hand

   (literally, “the groom kissed his bride on the hand”)

• "kyssa" at Sprotin.fo

From Old Norse kyssa (“to kiss”), from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈcʰɪsːa/

  Rhymes: -ɪsːa

1=kyssti
2=kysst

kyssa

1. to kiss

   Kysstu mig!

   Kiss me!

   Viltu kyssa mig?

   Do you want to kiss me?

   Hefurðu einhvern tíma kysst einhvern?

   Have you ever kissed someone?

• kyssast
• kyssa á hönd
• kyssilegur

• koss

• kyssene (noun)
• kysset (verb)
• kyste (verb, simple past)
• kyst (verb, past participle)

kyssa m or n

1. definite plural of kyss

kyssa

1. inflection of kysse:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

• kysse (verb, e-infinitive)
• kyssane (noun)

From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

kyssa (present tense kyssar/kysser, past tense kyssa/kyste, past participle kyssa/kyst, passive infinitive kyssast, present participle kyssande, imperative kyssa/kyss)

1. to kiss (touch with the lips)

• kyss (noun)

kyssa m or n

1. definite neuter plural of kyss

• “kyssa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Germanic *kussijaną, whence also Old English cyssan (English kiss), Old Frisian kessa, Old Saxon kussian, Dutch kussen, Old High German kussen (German küssen).

kyssa

1. to kiss

• koss

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kyssa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

From Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

kyssa

1. to kiss

• Swedish: kyssa

• kyßa (obsolete typography)

From Old Swedish kyssa, from Old Norse kyssa, from Proto-Germanic *kussijaną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕʏsːa/

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kyssa (present kysser, preterite kysste, supine kysst, imperative kyss)

1. to kiss passionately or with great affection (compare with pussa), to snog (UK)
   • 1921, Hjalmar Söderberg, “Karlavagnens inlägg”, in Vers och varia‎^[1], Albert Bonniers förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Göteborgs universitetsbibliotek, archived from the original on 8 May 2025, page 139:

     [Han] kysste henne på näsan – kyssen var egentligen måttad åt munnen, men den kom [...] på näsan.

     He kissed her on the nose – the kiss was actually aimed at her mouth, but it landed on her nose.

   • 1999, August Strindberg, translated by Hans Levander, edited by Göran Rossholm & Gunnel Engwall, Samlade Verk. Nationalupplaga. 25. En dåres försvarstal‎^[2], Norstedts förlag, accessed at Litteraturbanken.se, courtesy of Redaktionen för August Strindbergs Samlade Verk, archived from the original on 8 May 2025, page 246:

     Och Maria upprepar sin begäran: – Kyss mig!

     And Maria repeats her request: "Kiss me!"

   • 1999 November 17, 1973 års bibelkommission, “Lukasevangeliet 22:47”, in Bibel 2000‎^[3], © Svenska Bibelsällskapet, accessed at Bible.com, archived from the original on 8 May 2025:

     Han som hette Judas, en av de tolv, [...] gick fram till Jesus för att kyssa honom.

     He who was called Judas, one of the twelve, approached Jesus to kiss him.

• kyss
• okysst

• kyssa in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

Borrowed from Arabic قِصَّة (qiṣṣa).

kyssa (definite accusative kyssany, plural kyssalar)

1. prose, story