Icelandic

Noun

mysa f ‎(genitive singular mysu, no plural)

1. whey

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

Attested since 1640. From Danish and Norwegian myse ‎(“squint”), ultimately related to Greek μύειν (muein, "to close ones lips/eyes") and μυωπία (muopia, "near-sightedness; myopia") and English myopic. Compare with Swedish mystisk ("mysterious") and Swedish (archaic, dialectal) myssla ("to whistle; to squeak").^[1][2]

Pronunciation

• (Swedish) IPA^(key): /ˈmyːˌsa/

Verb

mysa ‎(present myser, preterite myste, supine myst, imperative mys)

1. To be engaged in an activity that is comfortable or pleasurable.

   Katten ligger och myser i solen.

   The cat is lying in the sun, feeling cozy.

2. To be comfortable or content with something.
3. (archaic) To smile (with only slight movement of the mouth), particualry as a sign of contentedness or comfort.
   • c. 1670, anonymous, Bröllops Beswär, 177

     (Då) Handtags i hwar oc en wrå, med mysande liuszögde systrar.

     [And thus] hands are shaken in every corner, with contentedly smiling sisters.

   • 1835, diaries of Zacharias Topelius, diaries, 2:100

     Sophie Olsson myste på mund, tyckte visst om sig i sin svarta domino.

     Sophie Olsson smiled contentedly and quite liked herself in her black domino.

Conjugation

See also

• mys
• mysig

References

1. ↑ mysa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
2. ↑ myssla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.