nosse

== Danish == === Etymology === Cognate to Faroese nossa (“testicle”), dialectal Swedish nosse (“testicle”), probably the same root word as Old Norse nosi (“stallion's genitals”), Icelandic nosi (“horse cock”). Compare Swedish balle, either meaning “penis” or (in plural) “testicle”. === Noun === nosse c (singular definite nossen, plural indefinite nosser) (slang, chiefly plural) testicle ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== testikel c klunke c === Verb === nosse (imperative nos, infinitive at nosse, present tense nosser, past tense nossede, perfect tense nosset) mess around, fuck up ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “nosse” in Den Danske Ordbog “nosse” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnoːs.sɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɔs.se] === Verb === nōsse alternative form of nōvisse, perfect active infinitive of nōscō == Middle English == === Noun === nosse alternative form of nose == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from English nurse. === Noun === nosse f (plural nosses) (Jersey) nurse