hyss
Middle English
editDeterminer
edithyss
- Alternative form of his (“his”)
Pronoun
edithyss
- Alternative form of his (“his”)
Swedish
editEtymology 1
editUsed at least since 1685. From the verb hyssa, meaning to lift and swing somebody in the air, a variant of hissa. In the 1960s, the word got a renaissance when it was used by Astrid Lindgren to describe the pranks made by Emil i Lönneberga.
Noun
edithyss n
Declension
editDeclension of hyss | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hyss | hysset | hyss | hyssen |
Genitive | hyss | hyssets | hyss | hyssens |
Synonyms
editEtymology 2
editInterjection
edithyss