Danish

Noun

ønske n (singular definite ønsket, plural indefinite ønsker)

1. wish

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse œskja ‎(“wish”), from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną ‎(“to wish”). The 'n' stems from influence from Middle Low German wunschen.

Verb

ønske ‎(imperative ønsk, infinitive at ønske, present tense ønsker, past tense ønskede, perfect tense har ønsket)

1. wish

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ósk, from Proto-Germanic *wunskaz, *wunskō ‎(“wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- ‎(“to wish, love”).

Noun

ønske n ‎(definite singular ønsket, indefinite plural ønsker, definite plural ønska or ønskene)

1. a wish
2. a desire

Derived terms

• ønskelig

Etymology 2

From Old Norse œskja, from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną ‎(“to wish”).

Verb

ønske ‎(imperative ønsk, present tense ønsker, simple past ønska or ønsket or ønskte, past participle ønska or ønsket or ønskt)

1. to wish
2. to want

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ønske n ‎(definite singular ønsket, indefinite plural ønske, definite plural ønska)

1. Alternative form of ynske

Verb

ønske ‎(present tense ønsker, past tense ønskte, past participle ønskt, passive infinitive ønskast, present participle ønskande, imperative ønsk)

1. Alternative form of ynskja