fise

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English

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Etymology

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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

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fise (plural fises)

  1. An instance of flatulence.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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fise c

  1. indefinite plural of fis

Italian

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Adjective

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fise

  1. feminine plural of fiso

Latin

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Participle

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fīse

  1. vocative masculine singular of fīsus

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse físa.

Verb

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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
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse físa.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) to fart, pass wind
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