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Revision as of 17:14, 20 August 2022
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
give us a
Contraction
gissa
- (UK, slang, nonstandard, in imperative utterances) Give us a; give me a.
- 1952, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, Sir Owen Seaman, Punch
- This bloke comes up to his mate, and says "Ere," 'e says, 'gissa fag, tosh,' 'e says.
- 2002, Anabel Donald, Be nice:
- (Pacing up and down in front of the protesting ICKLES, threateningly.) C'mon, Emma, gissa hand here.
- 2007, Carolyn McCrae, Walking Alone:
- "An' you're gorgeous, here, gissa kiss."
- 1952, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand, Sir Owen Seaman, Punch
Anagrams
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Related to the verb gjeta
Pronunciation
Verb
gissa (present tense gissar, past tense gissa, past participle gissa, passive infinitive gissast, present participle gissande, imperative gissa/giss)
- to guess
Synonyms
References
- “gissa” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse *gitsa, *getsa.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
gissa (present gissar, preterite gissade, supine gissat, imperative gissa)
- to guess (to reach an unqualified conclusion)
Conjugation
Conjugation of gissa (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | gissa | gissas | ||
Supine | gissat | gissats | ||
Imperative | gissa | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gissen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gissar | gissade | gissas | gissades |
Ind. plural1 | gissa | gissade | gissas | gissades |
Subjunctive2 | gisse | gissade | gisses | gissades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gissande | |||
Past participle | gissad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
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- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
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