huske

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hugsa, derived from the noun Old Norse hugr (thought) (= Danish hu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈhusɡ̊ə]

Verb

huske (imperative husk, infinitive at huske, present tense husker, past tense huskede, perfect tense har husket)

  1. to remember

Inflection

Synonyms

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Middle Low German hūske(n) or Middle Dutch hūskijn, diminutive of hūs (house).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhusk(ə)/

Noun

huske (plural huskes)

  1. A husk (protective covering of fruits, nuts or vegetables)
  2. (anatomy) A covering (of a wound or the foreskin)
  3. (rare) A silkworm's cocoon.

Descendants

  • English: husk

References


Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

huske f or m (definite singular huska or husken, indefinite plural husker, definite plural huskene)

  1. swing (e.g. in a playground)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hugsa.

Alternative forms

  • (non-standard since 2005) hugse

Verb

huske (imperative husk, present tense husker, passive huskes, simple past and past participle huska or husket, present participle huskende)

  1. to remember

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

huske f (definite singular huska, indefinite plural husker, definite plural huskene)

  1. swing (e.g. in a playground)

Synonyms

Verb

huske

  1. to swing, sway

References

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