fiske

From Old Norse fisk(j)a (“to fish”), from fiskr (“fish”), from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz (“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *peysk- (“fish”), maybe from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep- (“water”).

• IPA^(key): /feskə/, [ˈfesɡ̊ə]

fiske (imperative fisk, infinitive at fiske, present tense fisker, past tense fiskede, perfect tense har fisket)

1. to fish
2. to angle

fiskē

1. romanization of 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌴

From Old Norse fiski (“fishing”).

fiske n (definite singular fisket)

1. fishing

• fisk
• fisker

From Old Norse fiska.

fiske (imperative fisk, present tense fisker, simple past and past participle fiska or fisket)

1. to fish (to try to catch fish)

• “fiske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse fiski.

• IPA^(key): /²fɪskə/
• Homophone: fisket

fiske n (definite singular fisket)

1. fishing

fiske (present tense fisker, past tense fiskte, past participle fiskt, passive infinitive fiskast, present participle fiskande, imperative fisk)

1. to fish

• fisking

• fisk
• fiskar

• “fiske” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish fiske, from Old Norse fiski, from fiska (same as Swedish fiska). Cognate with Elfdalian fistje, Danish fiske, Norwegian Bokmål fiske, Norwegian Nynorsk fiske and Icelandic fiski.

• IPA^(key): /²fɪskɛ/

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fiske n

1. fishing; catching fish either for sport or for a living

• fisk
• fiska
• fiskare

• bottennapp
• mete

• fiske in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• fiske in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• fiske in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• fiske in Nationalencyklopedin (needs an authorization fee).
• Älvdalsk Ordbok

Borrowed from Greek φούσκα (foúska, “blister”) from Ancient Greek φυσάω (phusáō, “to blow”).

fiske

1. the amount you can carry between two fingertips that touch each other

fiske (definite accusative fiskeyi, plural fiskeler)

1. flick

• “fiske”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu