nissen.

Brit.

/ˈnɪsə/, U.S.

/ˈnɪsə/

Inflections: Plural nisser Brit.

/ˈnɪsə/, U.S.

/ˈnɪsər/, nisses.

Forms: 1800s nys, 1800s– nis Brit.

/nɪs/, U.S.

/nɪs/, 1800s– nisse.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Danish. Partly a borrowing from Swedish. Etymons: Danish nisse; Swedish nisse.

Etymology: Partly < Danish nisse (1564; plural nisser ), and partly < Swedish regional nisse (1645), both < pet forms of the male forename Nils , shortened form of Nikolaus , the name of St Nicholas (see St Nicholas n.); this name replaced earlier Scandinavian names for this spirit, after German uses of a shortened form of the name Nikolaus for a being which brought gifts to good children or scolded naughty children on the eve of St Nicholas' Day.

In Scandinavian folklore: a kind of spirit, similar to a brownie or goblin, which frequents barns, stables, and other buildings.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > brownie

browniea1522

browning1601

lubber fiend1645

urisk1806

dobby1811

silky1822

nisse1828

1828 T. Keightley Fairy Mythol. I. 222 The Nis is the same being that is called Kobold in Germany, Brownie in Scotland.

1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 147 Nisses, Noks, Kobolds, Kelpies, Norns, and Trolls.

1865 J. G. Whittier Kallundborg Church 28 The Neck and the Nis gave no reply.

1908 M. J. Cawein Poems IV. 150 A wizen'd gnome, A Nis,..Scowled at me under the haunted thorn.

1941 ‘P. James’ Carillon of Skulls in L. del Rey Early del Rey (1975) 231 Seems a nis is someone who was too interested in life and too contrary to die, so he turns into a half-demon, decides on what he wants to do and does it, not bothering about normal men anymore.

1999 P. Anderson Operation Luna v. 38 Our American fays, leprechauns, nisser, domovoi, and whatnot mostly came over early in this century, shortly after the Awakening.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nisse
释义	nissen. Brit. /ˈnɪsə/, U.S. /ˈnɪsə/ Inflections: Plural nisser Brit. /ˈnɪsə/, U.S. /ˈnɪsər/, nisses. Forms: 1800s nys, 1800s– nis Brit. /nɪs/, U.S. /nɪs/, 1800s– nisse. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Danish. Partly a borrowing from Swedish. Etymons: Danish nisse; Swedish nisse. Etymology: Partly < Danish nisse (1564; plural nisser ), and partly < Swedish regional nisse (1645), both < pet forms of the male forename Nils , shortened form of Nikolaus , the name of St Nicholas (see St Nicholas n.); this name replaced earlier Scandinavian names for this spirit, after German uses of a shortened form of the name Nikolaus for a being which brought gifts to good children or scolded naughty children on the eve of St Nicholas' Day. In Scandinavian folklore: a kind of spirit, similar to a brownie or goblin, which frequents barns, stables, and other buildings. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [noun] > brownie browniea1522 browning1601 lubber fiend1645 urisk1806 dobby1811 silky1822 nisse1828 1828 T. Keightley Fairy Mythol. I. 222 The Nis is the same being that is called Kobold in Germany, Brownie in Scotland. 1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 147 Nisses, Noks, Kobolds, Kelpies, Norns, and Trolls. 1865 J. G. Whittier Kallundborg Church 28 The Neck and the Nis gave no reply. 1908 M. J. Cawein Poems IV. 150 A wizen'd gnome, A Nis,..Scowled at me under the haunted thorn. 1941 ‘P. James’ Carillon of Skulls in L. del Rey Early del Rey (1975) 231 Seems a nis is someone who was too interested in life and too contrary to die, so he turns into a half-demon, decides on what he wants to do and does it, not bothering about normal men anymore. 1999 P. Anderson Operation Luna v. 38 Our American fays, leprechauns, nisser, domovoi, and whatnot mostly came over early in this century, shortly after the Awakening. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1828
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