ophidse

Danish

Etymology

From op (“up”) +‎ hidse (“to arouse, to incense”), the latter a combination of borrowings from German hitzen (“to heat”) and Middle Low German hissen (“to drive forward, act upon”).

Compare Swedish upphetsa, German aufhetzen, Dutch ophitsen.

Pronunciation

Verb

ophidse (imperative ophids, infinitive at ophidse, present tense ophidser, past tense ophidsede, perfect tense har ophidset)

  1. (transitive) to arouse, to excite, to incite, to stir up (a person to feel strong emotion or act emotionally)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ophidse
active passive
present ophidser ophidses
past ophidsede ophidsedes
infinitive ophidse ophidses
imperative ophids —
participle
present ophidsende
past ophidset
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund ophidsen

Synonyms

  • hidse op

Derived terms

  • ophidselse

References

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