fise

See also: físe

English

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.

Noun

fise (plural fises)

  1. An instance of flatulence.

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

fise c

  1. plural indefinite of fis

Italian

Adjective

fise

  1. feminine plural of fiso

Latin

Participle

fīse

  1. vocative masculine singular of fīsus
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