hyss

Middle English

Determiner

hyss

  1. Alternative form of his

Pronoun

hyss

  1. Alternative form of his

References


Swedish

Etymology

Used at least since 1685. From the verb hyssa, meaning to lift and swing somebody in the air, a variant of hissa. In the 1960s, the word got a renaissance when it was used by Astrid Lindgren to describe the pranks made by Emil i Lönneberga.

Noun

hyss n

  1. prank, mischief

Declension

Declension of hyss 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hyss hysset hyss hyssen
Genitive hyss hyssets hyss hyssens

Synonyms

  • pojkstreck
  • skälmstycke
  • spratt
  • upptåg

References

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