nosse

Danish

Etymology

Perhaps from or related to Old Norse nosi (“stallion's genitals”).

Noun

nosse c (singular definite nossen, plural indefinite nosser)

1. (slang, chiefly plural) testicle

Inflection

Declension of nosse

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	nosse	nossen	nosser	nosserne
genitive	nosses	nossens	nossers	nossernes

Synonyms

• testikel c
• klunke c

Verb

nosse (imperative nos, infinitive at nosse, present tense nosser, past tense nossede, perfect tense nosset)

1. mess around, fuck up

Conjugation

Conjugation of nosse

active passive present nosser nosses past nossede nossedes infinitive nosse nosses imperative nos — participle present - past nosset (auxiliary verb have) gerund —

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

1. alternative form of nōvisse, perfect active infinitive of nōscō
   • c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 72.1:

     Dicebas quondam solum te nosse Catullum, […]

     You once used to say that you only ever slept with Catullus, […]

Middle English

Noun

nosse

1. alternative form of nose

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from English nurse.

Noun

nosse f (plural nosses)

1. (Jersey) nurse