ymse
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse ýmsir, ýmissir, plural of ýmiss; same origin as ymis.
Adjective
ymse (singular and plural ymse)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- imise, imse, ymise, ymsne, ymså, ømse (Etymology 1)
- ymsa (Etymology 2)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²ʏm.sə/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ýmsir, ýmissir.
Adjective
ymse
Adjective
ymse
Adverb
ymse
- in different, various or alternating way(s); differently
- Synonym: ymist
- sometimes, now and then, sometimes
Determiner
ymse pl
Noun
ymse
- (uncountable) any other business (item on agenda)
Pronoun
ymse
- various, different, uncertain and/or unspecified things; some good, some bad
- an indefinite amount; some; multiple
Etymology 2
Also from the adjective ymis.
Verb
ymse (present tense ymsar, past tense ymsa, past participle ymsa, passive infinitive ymsast, present participle ymsande, imperative ymse/yms)
- to alternate, change, vary
- Motorskipa ymsar mykje i storleik og bruk. ( Motorskip on the Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia.Wikipedia nn)
- (reflexive) to change
- han ymsa seg
- he changed
References
- “ymse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- myse, ymes