hyss
Middle English
References
- “his, (pron.1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 May 2018.
- “his, (pron.2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 May 2018.
Swedish
Etymology
Used 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.
Declension
| Declension of hyss | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | hyss | hysset | hyss | hyssen |
| Genitive | hyss | hyssets | hyss | hyssens |
Synonyms
- pojkstreck
- skälmstycke
- spratt
- upptåg
References
- hyss in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- hyss in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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