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sysle homograph 2

verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt sýsla ‘fullføre’ Old Norse sýsla ‘to complete’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

drive eller holde så smått på med;
pusle (I, 1)to potter about, stulleto tend to small chores
to be quietly occupied with;
to potter aboutpusle (I, 1), to tend to small choresstulle
  • sysle litt for seg selv to busy oneself quietly on one's own
  • han har syslet med så mangt he has turned his hand to all sorts of things