fise

See also: físe

English

Etymology

From Middle English fise, fyse, from Old Norse físa (to break wind) (whence also Danish fise), from Proto-Germanic *fīsaną (to break wind), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (to blow, breathe). More at fist.

Noun

fise (plural fises)

  1. An instance of flatulence.

Anagrams

Danish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -iːsə

Noun

fise c

  1. indefinite plural of fis

Italian

Adjective

fise

  1. feminine plural of fiso

Latin

Participle

fīse

  1. vocative masculine singular of fīsus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse físa.

Verb

fise (imperative fis, present tense fiser, simple past fes or feis or fiste, past participle feset or fist, present participle fisende)

  1. to fart, pass wind

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse físa.

Verb

fise (present tense fis, past tense feis, supine fìse, past participle fìsen, present participle fisande, imperative fis)

  1. (intransitive) to fart, pass wind

References

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