Definition of Nisse

1. Proper noun. town in the municipality of Borsele, Netherlands ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nisse

1. nis [n -S] - See also: nis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nisse

nirvanic
nis
nisba
nisberry
nisbite
nisei
niseis
nisey
nish
nishes
nishi
nisi
nisin
nisoldipine
nisoxetine
nisse (current term)
nissen fundoplication
nisses
nissl bodies
nissonite
niste
nisus
nit
nit-noid
nit-picker
nit-picking
nit-picky
nit comb
nit nurse
nitazoxanide

Literary usage of Nisse

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Scandinavian Folk-lore: Illustrations of the Traditional Beliefs of the by William Alexander Craigie (1896)
"So the man let the nisse go away, and refused his help, but after that they ... The nisse, who comes to farms, wears a round blue cap sitting close to his ..."

2. Finland as it is by Harry de Windt (1901)
"... -nisse, which are quite equal to any French or German publications of the kind. In 1897 sixty newspapers (including A LITTLE NEWS eleven " dailies ..."

3. Northern Mythology: Comprising the Principal Popular Traditions and by Benjamin Thorpe (1851)
"THE nisse OR NISS. This is a supernatural being, nearly resembling our Goblin, ... There are many instances of the nisse having drawn the hay from the cribs ..."

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