jase

See also: Jase, jasé, jäse, and ja'se

French

Verb

jase

1. inflection of jaser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Manchu

Romanization

jase

1. romanization of ᠵᠠᠰᡝ

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• jåså (Numedal)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hjasi. Related to Proto-Germanic *hasô. Attested in Norwegian at least since the 17th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jɑː.sə/

Noun

jase m (definite singular jasen, indefinite plural jasar, definite plural jasane)

1. (Telemark, Hallingdal, Setesdal, Sunnmøre, Sogn) a hare

   Synonym: hare

   • 1647, “LAnte oster Kraakelund”, in Den fyrste morgonblånen, Oslo: Novus, published 1990, page 38:

     Jasin kom han byxande

     The hare came hopping[.]

   • 17xx, Søren Fermann, Ordsamling frå Tinn, published in Helsing til Lars Vassenden, published 1994:

     Jase. Een Hare.

     Jase. A hare.

   • 16xx, David Klim, Ordsamling fraa Robyggjelaget, published in Ældre norske Sprogminder, published 1911, page 28:

     Iasin æ snøu, o Refuin æ røu

     The hare is short-haired, and the fox is red

   • 1749, Erik Pontoppidan, Glossarium Norvagicum, page 57:

     Jaſſe, s. m. en Hare. germ. Haas.

     Jasse, substantive, masculine, a hare, compare German Haas.

   • 1646, Christen Jensøn, Den norske Dictionarium eller Glosebog, published 1946, page 57:

     Jaſſe kaldis en Hare.

     Jasse a hare is called.

Derived terms

• jaselabb

References

• “jase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “jase” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Anagrams

• esja