hvæsse

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish hwæssæ, from Old Norse hvessa, from Proto-Germanic *hwassijaną, cognate with Norwegian kvesse, Swedish vässa. Derived from the adjective *hwassaz (“sharp”) (Danish hvas). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛsə/, [ˈʋɛsə] === Verb === hvæsse (past tense hvæssede, past participle hvæsset) to sharpen, to whet ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== skærpe slibe === References === “hvæsse” in Den Danske Ordbog