i afse

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish i aftonse, from i aftons with an added -e of unclear meaning, but cf. i morse and dialectal forms i vintrase for i vintras and nunnase for nunnas (“just, quite recently”). The development was likely i aftonse > i aftese > i aftse > i afse. See afton and -s (“adverbial suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪ²afsɛ/

Adverb

i afse

1. (dated) yesterday evening

See also

• i morse

References

• afton in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)