besk

== Breton == === Noun === besk soft mutation of pesk == Cornish == === Noun === besk soft mutation of pesk == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish besk, from Old Norse beiskr. Related to bide, bidsk and bitter. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /beːsk/, [b̥eːˀsɡ̊] === Adjective === besk (neuter besk or beskt, plural and definite singular attributive beske) acrid (sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent) bitter (having an acrid taste) tart ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== beskhed === See also === sur, sød, salt === References === “besk” in Den Danske Ordbog == Lithuanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbʲɛsk/ === Verb === bèsk second-person singular imperative of besti == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish bēsker, from Old Norse beiskr. A North Germanic word, derived from the same root as in bitter and bite. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɛsk/ Rhymes: -ɛsk === Adjective === besk (comparative beskare, superlative beskast) bitter (in taste) ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== beska beskhet === Noun === besk c a type of spiced liquor flavoured with wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) ==== Declension ==== ==== Alternative forms ==== bäsk === References === “besk”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “besk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “besk”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)