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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Compare Swedish fjäska (to bustle about).

Verb

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fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

  1. (obsolete) To run about; to fist; to whisk.
    • 1549 April 8 (Gregorian calendar), Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[27 Sermons Preached by the Ryght Reuerende Father in God and Constant Matir of Iesus Christe, Maister Hugh Latimer, [].] The Fourth Sermon of Master Hugh Latimer whiche He Preached before Kyng Edwarde [VI], the .XXIX. Day of Marche.”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, [], London: [] John Day, [], published 1562, →OCLC, folio 50, recto:
      [W]hen the light of Goddes word is once reueled, then he is buſy, then he rores then he fyſkes abrode, and ſtyrreth vp erronious opiniõs.

Etymology 2

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Back-formation from fisking.

Verb

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fisk (third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

  1. To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
    • 2002 December, Institute of Public Affairs, “The World of Blog”, in Review[1], archived from the original on 26 September 2009:
      A proper fisking leaves the reader with a clear understanding that the text so fisked was appallingly wrong in every important respect!
    • 2008 March 13, “Fisked By Obama”, in The Economist:
      Now, apparently, Barack Obama's campaign is fisking Hillary Clinton's campaign memos.

Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfesk/, [ˈfe̝sɡ̊], [ˈfe̝sk]

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (fish). Cognate with English fish and German Fisch. The Germanic word is related to Latin piscis, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- (fish).

Noun

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fisk c (singular definite fisken, plural indefinite fisk)

  1. fish
  2. Pisces (someone with a Pisces star sign)
  3. (card games) Go Fish (a card game for children)
Inflection
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Declension of fisk
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fisk fisken fisk fiskene
genitive fisks fiskens fisks fiskenes
Further reading
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Etymology 2

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See fiske (to fish).

Verb

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fisk

  1. imperative of fiske

Elfdalian

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-. Cognate with Swedish fisk.

Noun

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fisk m

  1. fish

Declension

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Declension of fisk
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative fisk fisken fisker fiskär
accusative fisk fistjin fiska fiską
dative fistje fistjem fiskum fiskum(e)
genitive fistjes fistjemes - fiskumes

Faroese

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Noun

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fisk

  1. accusative singular of fiskur

Icelandic

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Noun

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fisk

  1. indefinite accusative singular of fiskur

Norwegian Bokmål

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (fish), from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- (fish).

Noun

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fisk m (definite singular fisken, indefinite plural fisker, definite plural fiskene)

  1. a fish
Derived terms
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See also derived terms at fiske.

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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fisk

  1. imperative of fiske

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-. Akin to English fish.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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fisk m (definite singular fisken, indefinite plural fiskar, definite plural fiskane)

  1. a fish

Derived terms

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See also derived terms at fiske.

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References

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Old High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, whence also Old English fisċ, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (fisks), from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-. Cognates include Latin piscis.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    fisk m

    1. fish

    Declension

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    Declension of fisk (masculine a-stem)
    case singular plural
    nominative fisk fiskā, fiska
    accusative fisk fiskā, fiska
    genitive fiskes fisko
    dative fiske fiskum
    instrumental fisku

    Descendants

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    Old Norse

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    Noun

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    fisk

    1. accusative singular of fiskr

    Old Saxon

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, whence also Old English fisċ, Old Dutch and Old High German fisk, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 (fisks), from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

    Noun

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    fisk m

    1. fish

    Declension

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    fisk (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative fisk fiskos
    accusative fisk fiskos
    genitive fiskes fiskō
    dative fiske fiskum
    instrumental

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    References

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    Russenorsk

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Norwegian Nynorsk fisk. Probably of southern origin, because the northern dialectal form is fesk.

    Noun

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    fisk

    1. fish

    Swedish

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    Etymology

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    From Old Swedish fisker, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (fish), from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- (fish).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    fisk c

    1. (zoology) fish
    2. Pisces (star sign)

    Declension

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    Derived terms

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    Adverb

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    fisk

    1. (games) low placed (of a hidden hidden object)
      Coordinate terms: fågel, mittemellan
      – Det börjar brännas.
      – Fågel, fisk eller mittemellan?
      – It's getting hot.
      – High, low or in-between?
      (literally, “Bird, fish or in-between?”)

    See also

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    Zodiac signs in Swedish (layout · text)

    Väduren

    Oxen

    Tvillingarna

    Kräftan

    Lejonet

    Jungfrun

    Vågen

    Skorpionen

    Skytten

    Stenbocken

    Vattumannen

    Fiskarna

    References

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    Anagrams

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    West Frisian

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    Etymology

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    From Old Frisian fisk, from Proto-West Germanic *fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *peysk-.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    fisk c (plural fisken, diminutive fiskje)

    1. fish

    Further reading

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    • fisk”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011