visk

See also: віск

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʋesɡ̊]
• Homophone: hvisk

Etymology 1

From Old Danish visk m, Old Norse visk f, from Proto-Germanic *wiskaz, *wiskō (“bundle of hay”), cognate with German Wisch, Dutch wis.

Noun

visk c (singular definite visken, plural indefinite viske)

1. wisp of straw

Declension

Declension of visk

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	visk	visken	viske	viskene
genitive	visks	viskens	viskes	viskenes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

visk

1. imperative of viske

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse visk, from Proto-Germanic *wiskō, a variant of *wiskaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪsk/
• Rhymes: -ɪsk

Noun

visk f (genitive singular viskar, nominative plural viskar)

1. bundle of hay; wisp

   Synonyms: vöndull, knippi, hneppi

Declension

declension of visk

f-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	visk	viskin	viskar	viskarnar
accusative	visk	viskina	viskar	viskarnar
dative	visk	viskinni	viskum	viskunum
genitive	viskar	viskarinnar	viska	viskanna

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

visk

1. imperative of viske

Old Saxon

Noun

visk m

1. Alternative form of fisk