viske

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʋesɡ̊ə]
  • Homophone: hviske

Etymology 1

From Old Danish wiskæ, either borrowed from Middle Low German wischen or inherited directly from Proto-Germanic *wiskijaną, cognate with German wischen.

Verb

viske (imperative visk, infinitive at viske, present tense visker, past tense viskede, perfect tense har visket)

  1. to wipe
  2. to rub
Conjugation

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

viske

  1. indefinite plural of visk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the noun visk.

Verb

viske (imperative visk, present tense visker, passive viskes, simple past and past participle viska or visket, present participle viskende)

  1. to rub, wipe, clean
  2. viske ut - to erase, rub out

Usage notes

Not to be confused with hviske (to whisper).

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the noun visk.

Verb

viske

  1. to rub, wipe, clean
  2. viske ut - to erase, rub out

Derived terms

References

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