/²nɪsːə/
OpphavFrom Danish nisse, from Nisse, a pet form of the common male given name Niels (cf. Norwegian Nils), which itself is a short form of Latin Nicolaus. As the name of a being possibly derived from St. Nicholas (St. Nils), compare Santa Claus and the Dutch Sinterklaas. Has to some degree replaced more traditional Norwegian names such as tufte(kall) and gardvord, which do not have religious connotations.
- masculinea (small) being that lives in farmsteads; in modern times associated with Christmas.
“Elder den, som kunde faa fat i Bergkongen. Elder i Nissen, elder i ein Dverg, elder i nokot annat slikt.” — He who could only catch the Mountain King. Or the nisse, or a dwarf, or something else of that sort.
- e-infinitive form of nissa
Formernissen(definite, singular) · nissar(indefinite, plural) · nissane(definite, plural) · niss(alternative) · nissar(present) · nissa(past) · nissa(participle, past) · nissast(infinitive, passive) · nissande(participle, present) · nisse(imperative) · niss(imperative)