blingse
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From blinge, related to Old Norse blígja (“stare”). Compare with Swedish bliga (“stare”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɽɪŋsə/, /blɪŋsə/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋsə
Verb
blingse (imperative blings, present tense blingser, passive blingses, simple past and past participle blingsa or blingset, present participle blingsende)
- see with crossed eyes
- (figuratively) see in error
Synonyms
- (see with crossed eyes): skjele
- (take a brief look to the side): gløtte
Derived terms
- blingset (adjective)
- blingsing
See also
- blings (noun)
References
- “blingse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “blingse” in The Ordnett Dictionary
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- blingsa
Etymology
From blinge, related to Old Norse blígja (“stare”). Compare with Swedish bliga (“stare”).
Verb
blingse (present tense blingsar, past tense blingsa, past participle blingsa, passive infinitive blingsast, present participle blingsande, imperative blings/blingse)
- see with crossed eyes
- to glance; take a brief look to the side
- to blink
Synonyms
- (see with crossed eyes): skjegle
- (take a brief look to the side): glytte
- (blink): blunke
See also
- blings (noun)
References
- “blingse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.