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Webster 1913 Edition

Fisk

Fisk

,
Verb.
I.
[Cf. Sw.
fjeska
to bustle about.]
To run about; to frisk; to whisk.
[Obs.]
He
fisks
abroad, and stirreth up erroneous opinions.
Latimer.

Definition 2024

Fisk

Fisk

See also: fisk

English

Proper noun

Fisk

  1. A surname​.
  2. A city/town in Missouri, US.

Derived terms

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian fisk, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz. More at fish.

Noun

Fisk m

  1. fish

fisk

fisk

See also: Fisk

English

Verb

fisk ‎(third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

  1. (obsolete) To run about; to frisk; to whisk.
    • Latimer
      He fisks abroad, and stirreth up erroneous opinions.

Etymology 2

Back-formation from fisking.

Verb

fisk ‎(third-person singular simple present fisks, present participle fisking, simple past and past participle fisked)

  1. To rebut an argument line by line, especially on the Internet.
    • 2002 December, Institute of Public Affairs, “The World of Blog”, in Review:
      A proper fisking leaves the reader with a clear understanding that the text so fisked was appallingly wrong in every important respect!
    • 2008 March 13, “Fisked By Obama”, in The Economist:
      Now, apparently, Barack Obama's campaign is fisking Hillary Clinton's campaign memos.

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fesk/, [fesɡ̊]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz ‎(“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ- ‎(“fish”).

Noun

fisk c (singular definite fisken, plural indefinite fisk)

  1. fish
  2. Pisces (someone with a Pisces star sign)
  3. (card games) Go Fish (a card game for children)
Inflection
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Etymology 2

See fiske ‎(“to fish”).

Verb

fisk

  1. imperative of fiske

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz. Cognate with Swedish fisk.

Noun

fisk m

  1. fish
Declension

Faroese

Noun

fisk

  1. accusative singular of fiskur

Icelandic

Noun

fisk

  1. indefinite accusative singular of fiskur

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz ‎(“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ- ‎(“fish”).

Noun

fisk m ‎(definite singular fisken, indefinite plural fisker, definite plural fiskene)

  1. a fish
Related terms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

fisk

  1. imperative of fiske

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fiskr.

Noun

fisk m ‎(definite singular fisken, indefinite plural fiskar, definite plural fiskane)

  1. a fish

Related terms

Derived terms

References

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ- ‎(“fish”).

Noun

fisk m

  1. fish

Descendants

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, whence also Old English fisc, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 ‎(fisks), from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-. Cognates include Latin piscis. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ- ‎(“fish”).

Noun

fisk m

  1. fish

Descendants

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, whence also Old English fisc, Old High German and Old Dutch fisk, Old Norse fiskr, Gothic 𐍆𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃 ‎(fisks), from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-.

Noun

fisk m

  1. fish

Declension

Descendants

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish fisker, from Old Norse fiskr, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz ‎(“fish”), from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ- ‎(“fish”).

Pronunciation

Noun

fisk c

  1. (zoology) fish

Declension

Inflection of fisk 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative fisk fisken fiskar fiskarna
Genitive fisks fiskens fiskars fiskarnas

Related terms

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian, from Proto-Germanic *fiskaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pisḱ-. Compare Saterland Frisian Fisk, English fish, Dutch vis, German Fisch, Danish fisk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪsk/

Noun

fisk c ‎(plural fisken, diminutive fiskje)

  1. fish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɪsk/

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