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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

vise.

song, ballad, ditty

4 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈʋiːsə]
  1. song, ballad, ditty

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish wisæ, from Old Norse vísa f, from Proto-Germanic *wīsō, *wīsǭ (“manner”), the same word as Danish vis, -vis, English -wise, German Weise.

verb[ˈʋiːsə]
  1. to show

  2. to prove

  3. show off

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish wisæ, from Old Norse vísa, from Proto-Germanic *wīsōną, a variant of *wīsijaną, whence German weisen, Dutch wijzen. Both are derived from the Proto-Germanic adjective *wīsaz (“wise”), whence Danish vis.

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