huske

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hugsa, derived from the noun Old Norse hugr (thought) (= Danish hu).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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huske (imperative husk, infinitive at huske, present tense husker, past tense huskede, perfect tense har husket)

  1. to remember

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Middle English

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Etymology

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Probably borrowed from Middle Low German hūske(n) or Middle Dutch hūskijn, diminutive of hūs (house).

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Noun

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huske (plural huskes)

  1. A husk (protective covering of fruits, nuts or vegetables)
  2. (anatomy) A covering (of a wound or the foreskin)
  3. (rare) A silkworm's cocoon.

Descendants

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  • English: husk

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

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Likely imitative.

Noun

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huske f or m (definite singular huska or husken, indefinite plural husker, definite plural huskene)

  1. swing (e.g. in a playground)
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse hugsa.

Alternative forms

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  • (non-standard since 2005) hugse

Verb

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huske (imperative husk, present tense husker, passive huskes, simple past and past participle huska or husket, present participle huskende)

  1. to remember

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

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Likely imitative.

Noun

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huske f (definite singular huska, indefinite plural husker, definite plural huskene)

  1. swing (e.g. in a playground)

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Verb

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huske

  1. to swing, sway

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