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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fise

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
fise
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of flatulence.

Etymology

From Middle English fise, fyse, from Old Norse físa (“to break wind”) (whence also Danish fise), from Proto-Germanic *fīsaną (“to break wind”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). More at fist.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fise, físa, *fīsaną, *(s)peys-

Inflected Forms

fises (plural)

Questions

What does fise mean?
An instance of flatulence.
Where does fise come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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