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fise

Pronunciation: [ˈfiːsə]

“fise” is a Danish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to hurry, move quickly, rush
  2. to fart
  3. to seep quickly (through something)

Etymology

From Old Norse físa. Cognates include English fizz, German fisten, Dutch veesten, Latin spirare, all from the same root Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”).

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