vesen

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛsɛn]

vesen

1. genitive plural of vesna

vesen

1. inflection of vesar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Borrowed from Low German wesen, compare with Danish væsen.

vesen n (genitive singular vesens, no plural)

1. trouble
2. bother
3. inconvenience

From Low German wesen, wesent, compare with Danish væsen.

vesen n (definite singular vesenet, indefinite plural vesen or vesener, definite plural vesena or vesenene)

1. a being, creature
2. nature, disposition
3. board, departmental office, service, system

• helsevesen (“health service”)
• romvesen (“alien, extraterrestrial”)
• skattevesen (“tax authority”)
• uvesen (“nuisance”)

• “vesen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Low German wesen, wesent.

vesen n (definite singular vesenet, indefinite plural vesen, definite plural vesena)

1. a being, creature
2. nature, disposition
3. board, departmental office, service, system

• helsevesen (“health service”)
• romvesen (“alien, extraterrestrial”)
• uvesen (“nuisance”)

• “vesen” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.