se i syne

Swedish

Verb

se i syne (present ser i syne, preterite såg i syne, supine sett i syne, imperative se i syne)

1. to see something that does not correspond to reality (by misidentifying or hallucinating); to be seeing things, to hallucinate, to "missee"

   Synonym: (missee) se fel

   Jag trodde jag såg i syne när ubåten dök upp ur sjön

   I thought I was seeing things when the submarine emerged from the lake

   Jag såg i syne och trodde stubben var ett rådjur på håll

   I "missaw" and thought the tree stump was a deer from a distance

   Det finns inga vargar här. Du såg nog i syne.

   There are no wolves here. You probably "missaw."

   Såg jag i syne, eller stal han just hennes plånbok?

   Did I "missee," or did he just steal her wallet?

See also

• hallucinera

References

• syn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• syn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• syn in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)