see|visé
English
Webster

Etymology
F. vis, screw, winding stairs, from Old French vis, viz, from L. vitis, vine; probably akin to English withy.

Alternative spellings
rfc-level|Alternative spellings at L4+ not in L3 POS section
vice (Commonwealth English)

Noun
vise (plural vises)

1. US An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.

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Vise (Page: 1613) Vise (?), n. [F. vis a screw, winding stairs, OF. vis, viz, fr. L. vitis a vine; probably akin to E. withy.] An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. [Written also vice.]

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Translations

Albanian: morsë f, pl
Croatian: mengele f, pl
Dutch: bankschroef
Finnish: ruuvipuristin
French: étau m
German: Schraubstock m
Hungarian: satu
mid
Italian: morsa f
Norwegian: tvinge f/m; skrustikke f/m
Polish: imadlo n
Portuguese: torno m
Spanish: torno m

Category:Old French derivations
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Category:Tools

Danish

Verb
vise

1. to show

Category:Danish verbs

Norwegian

Adjective form
vise

1. Plural of vis#Norwegian|vis

Etymology
From ON. vísa#Old Norse|vísa (originally 'a manner of singing'), related to ON. vis#Old Norse|vis

Noun
no-noun-c|vis

1. lyrical|Lyrical or epic poem with plain content and plain melody.

#*En strofisk dikt med strofisk melodi såväl litterärt som musikalisk oftast präglad av en viss enkelhet i stilen. Bengt R. Jonsson (Swedish)
#:A stanzaic poem with a stanzaic melody both literary and musically ususally characterized by to some degree a simplicity of style.

Usage notes
The Scandinavian term vise is less comprehensive than the English song (Norwegian sang#Norwegian|sang), the German Lied or the French chanson. The term sang is often citing a collective whereas the vise more commonly refers to an "I".

Derived terms
folkevise
skillingsvise

Related terms
sang#Norwegian|sang

Verb
no-verb-2|vis

1. to show
2. to send someone on their way

#*vise noen til en dyktig lege
#:send someone to a proficient physician
#*vise bort
#:turn away

References
Bokmålsordboka entry for "vise" in Norwegian public dictionary from Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.

Category:Norwegian adjective forms

Romanian

Pronunciation
Audio-IPA|Ro-vise.ogg|['vi.se]

Noun
ro-pl|vis|gend=n

1. dreams

Synonyms
visuri

et:vise
fa:vise
fr:vise
io:vise
no:vise
pl:vise
fi:vise
sv:vise
vi:vise
zh:vise

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