Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish -ilse, later -ælsæ, from Old Saxon -isli, -islo. Also used to represent the Middle Low German suffix -nisse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-əlsə/, [-əlsə]

Suffix

-else c ‎(singular definite -elsen, plural indefinite -elser, plural definite -elserne)

1. added to a verb to form a noun for an action or process
2. the result of, or something related to, such an action or process

Synonyms

• -ing
• -sel
• -tion

Derived terms

Low German

Alternative forms

• -els
• -elsch
• -sel
• -el

Etymology

From Middle Low German -else, from Old Saxon -isli, -islo; from Proto-Germanic *-isliją. Cognate with Dutch -sel, Swedish -else, Old English -else.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əlsə/, [(ə)lzə]

Suffix

-else n

1. Creating, from a verb, a noun which is created by the action of this verb (not necessarily one with which the verb is supposed to be done).

   Backelse ‎(“pastry”): that which is baked (in a wider sense anything baked like bread and cakes) — from backen ‎(“to bake”)

   Radelse ‎(“riddle”): that which is guessed — from raden ‎(“to guess”); compare German Rätsel, Dutch raadsel, Old English rǣdelse

   Riemelse ‎(“rhyme”): that which is rhymed — from riemen ‎(“to rhyme”)

Middle Low German

Alternative forms

• -sel

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əlzə/

Etymology

From Old Saxon -isli, from Proto-Germanic *-isliją.

Suffix

-else

1. Creating a noun from a verb, denoting something on which the verb is performed.

   ên backelse‎

   a backed good; literally 'that which is created by baking'

2. Creating a noun from a verb, denoting an object which is used to perform the verb.

   ên deckelse‎

   a cover, a roof, a wrapping; literally 'that which is used to cover'

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Saxon -isli, -islo. Also used to represent the Middle Low German suffix -nisse.

Suffix

-else

1. added to a verb to form a noun for an action or process
2. the result of, or something related to, such an action or process

References

• “-else” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• -elle

Suffix

-else f

1. (feminine suffix for inanimate objects) suffix creating nouns from verbs

   rǣdelse ‎(“counsel, advise, riddle, enigma”)

   myrrelse, mierrelse ‎(“an offense, scandal; stumblingblock”)

Declension

Synonyms

• -els

Descendants

• English -le

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Saxon -isli, -islo. Also used to represent the Middle Low German suffix -nisse.

Suffix

-else

1. creating nouns from verbs

Derived terms