ymist

See also: ýmist

Faroese

Adjective

ymist

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of ymissur

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

ymist

1. neuter of ymis

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• emste, imest, imist, ymest

Etymology

From Old Norse ýmist. Neuter of ymis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²yː.mɪst/

Adjective

ymist

1. neuter singular of ymis
   • 1891, Elias Blix, “Gud signe vaart dyre Fedraland”, in Nokre salmar, 4th edition, Kristiania: Samlaget, page 242:

     Um Sædet enn gror paa ymist Lag

     Even if the seed grows on variable ground

Adverb

ymist

1. in different, various or alternating way(s); differently
   • 1929, Lars Eskeland, Therese Neumann frå Konnersreuth, Oslo: Aschehoug, page 35:

     Stødt og stendig kom det same spursmålet uppatt: Var det eit under? Svari fall og fell ymist.

     Ready and steadily the same question arose: Was it a miracle? The answers fell and fall differently.

   • 1883, Arne Garborg, Bondestudentar, Bergen: Nygaard, page 166:

     Dei byrjad med Professorane, som vart ymist dømde; Ortvedt fortalde Smaasogur um dei, og Hærland dømde dei vitenskapelegt.

     They began with the professor, who were judged differently; Ortvedt told stories about them, Hærland judged them scientifically.

2. somehow

   Synonym: eikorleis

3. sometimes, now and then, sometimes

   Synonyms: av og til, stundom, ymse

Noun

ymist n

1. (uncountable) any other business

   Synonyms: eventuelt, ymse

Pronoun

ymist n

1. various, different, uncertain and/or unspecified things; some good, some bad
   • 1890, Oddmund Vik, Ole Bull, Bergen: Litleré, page 271:

     Men mann imillom høyrdest fulla ymist.

     But in private, various things were definitely heard.

2. an indefinite amount; some

   Synonym: noko

References

• “ymis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.