niusen

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *niuhsijan (to spy, to investigate), from Proto-Germanic *niuhsijaną (to search out).

Verb

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niusen

  1. to try, endeavour
    niuse de motti
    try he who may!

Derived terms

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