-sesse

sesse Estonian Suffix et suffix form et -ne ill s Norwegian Nynorsk Etymology From nn non sessa f seat on a ship, probably from non sess m seat. nn sess and related to nn sessa to set, place. Maybe connected to is sessa thin cushion. Suffix nn suffix definite singular -sessa indefinite plural -sesser definite plural -sessene nn nautical historical denotes the amount of thwarts (rowing-benches) on either side of a ship Derived terms nn trettensesse a large ship with thirteen thwarts nn sekstensesse a large ship with sixteen thwarts nn attensesse a large ship with eighteen thwarts nn tjuesesse a large ship with twenty thwarts See also nn busse nn byrding nn drake nn karv nn knarr nn langskip nn skeid nn snekke nn sud References nn noun-forming suffixes