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ganske.

whole, complete

6 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj/²ɡɑnskə/

  1. whole, complete

    archaic · poetic
    Over den ganske jord
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German gans or Middle Dutch gansch; both from Old High German ganz (“whole, entire, sound, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“all, whole, complete”).

adv/²ɡɑnskə/

  1. quite, pretty (to a great or moderate extent or degree)

    Det er ganske kaldt ute

  2. completely, plainly

    obsolete
    Det er ganske simpelten ikke mulig
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German gans or Middle Dutch gansch; both from Old High German ganz (“whole, entire, sound, complete”), from Proto-West Germanic *gant (“all, whole, complete”).

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