øse

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ose"

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

  • ause (Nynorsk also, both noun and verb)

Etymology

From Old Norse ausa.

Noun

øse f or m (definite singular øsa or øsen, indefinite plural øser, definite plural øsene)

  1. a ladle

Verb

øse (imperative øs, present tense øser, passive øses, simple past øste, past participle øst, present participle øsende)

  1. to ladle, scoop
  2. to bail out (a boat)
  3. to pour (a liquid, with rain, also figurative)

References