bjässe

Swedish

Etymology

From the stem in björn (“bear”). Compare origin of basse.

Noun

bjässe c

1. a big one, a giant, a whopper (something remarkably large, especially a human or animal)

   De fick spö av en muskulös bjässe på två meter

   They got beaten up by a two-meter muscular giant

   De drog upp en riktig bjässe

   They reeled in a real big one

2. (figuratively) a giant, a titan (something big in a non-physical way)

   IT-bjässe

   IT giant

Declension

Declension of bjässe

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bjässe	bjässes
	definite	bjässen	bjässens
plural	indefinite	bjässar	bjässars
	definite	bjässarna	bjässarnas

See also

• baddare
• bamse
• åbäke

References

• bjässe in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bjässe in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bjässe in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• bjässe in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)