mysa

Faroese

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mihswǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪːsa/
• Rhymes: -ɪːsa

Noun

mysa f (genitive singular mysu, uncountable)

1. whey

Declension

f1s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mysa	mysan
accusative	mysu	mysuna
dative	mysu	mysuni
genitive	mysu	mysunnar

Icelandic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *mihswǭ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪːsa/
• Rhymes: -ɪːsa

Noun

mysa f (genitive singular mysu, no plural)

1. whey

Declension

Declension of mysa (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	mysa	mysan
accusative	mysu	mysuna
dative	mysu	mysunni
genitive	mysu	mysunnar

Swedish

FWOTD – 22 May 2014

Etymology

Attested since 1640. From Danish myse (“squint”) and Norwegian myse (“squint”), ultimately related to Ancient Greek μύω (múō, “to close ones lips/eyes”) and μυωπία (myopía, “near-sightedness; myopia”) and English myopic. Compare myssla (“to whistle; to squeak”, archaic, dialectal).

Pronunciation

• (Sweden) IPA^(key): /ˈmyːˌsa/

Verb

mysa (present myser, preterite myste or mös, supine myst, imperative mys)

1. to have it nice and cozy; to enjoy oneself, to feel cozy, etc.

   Katten ligger och myser i solen

   The cat is lying in the sun, feeling cozy

   mysa vid brasan

   cozy up by the fire

   1. to snuggle

      De ligger och myser

      They're snuggled up

      (literally, “They're lying and having it nice and cozy”)

2. (archaic) To smile (with only slight movement of the mouth), particularly as a sign of contentedness or comfort.
   • c. 1670, anonymous author, Bröllops Beswär, section 177:

     (Då) Handtags i hwar oc en wrå, med mysande liuszögde systrar.

     [And thus] hands are shaken in every corner, with contentedly smiling light-eyed sisters.

   • 1835, diaries of Zacharias Topelius, diaries, 2:100

     Sophie Olsson myste på mund, tyckte visst om sig i sin svarta domino.

     Sophie Olsson smiled contentedly and quite liked herself in her black domino.

Conjugation

Conjugation of mysa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	mysa		—
supine	myst		—
imperative	mys		—
imper. plural1	mysen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	myser	myste	—	—
ind. plural1	mysa	myste	—	—
subjunctive2	myse	myste	—	—
present participle		mysande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• mys
• mysig

References

• mysa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• mysa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)