different between morse vs morsel

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /m??s/

Etymology 1

From Middle French mors, from Latin morsus (“bite; clasp”), from mordere (“to bite”).

Noun

morse (plural morses)

1. A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the front, usually decorative. [from 15th c.]
   • 1890, Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, ch. XI:

     The morse bore a seraph's head in gold-thread raised work.

Etymology 2

Origin uncertain. Compare Russian ???? (morž, “walrus”), Sami morša, Finnish mursu (all attested later).

Noun

morse (plural morses)

1. (now rare) A walrus. [from 15th c.]
   • 1880–1881: Clements R Markham (editor), The Voyages of William Baffin, 1612-1622:

     Then we passed through a great deale of small ice, and sawe, upon some peices, two morses, and upon some, one; and also diuers seales, layeing upon peices of ice.

Anagrams

• Mores, Moser, Romes, meros, mesor, moers, mores, omers, s'more, smore, somer

Breton

Adverb

morse

1. never

Synonyms

• nepred

Related terms

• biken

Dutch

Pronunciation

Verb

morse

1. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of morsen

Anagrams

• smore

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m??s/

Etymology 1

From Russian ???? (morž), from Northern Sami.

Noun

morse m (plural morses)

1. walrus

See also

• otarie f
• phoque m

Etymology 2

Noun

morse m (uncountable)

1. Morse code

Anagrams

• mores

Further reading

• “morse” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

morse f

1. plural of morsa

Verb

morse

1. third-person singular past historic of mordere

morse f

1. plural of morso

Anagrams

• merso

Latin

Participle

morse

1. vocative masculine singular of morsus

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English Morse, after the American inventor Samuel Morse.

Noun

morse m (definite singular morsen) (uncountable)

1. Morse or Morse code

Synonyms

• morsealfabet

Derived terms

• morsenøkkel

Verb

morse (imperative mors, present tense morser, simple past and past participle morsa or morset)

1. (sende morse) to transmit Morse code
2. to die

Usage notes

Using morse to signify die instead of the more common dø is a special usage found among health workers. The use of the term in this way is unknown in the general population.

References

• “morse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• morsa (a infinitive)

Etymology

From English Morse, named after Samuel Morse (1791–1872).

Noun

morse m (definite singular morsen, uncountable)

1. Morse code

Derived terms

• morsealfabet
• morsekode

Verb

morse (present tense morsar, past tense morsa, past participle morsa, passive infinitive morsast, present participle morsande, imperative mors)

1. to transmit Morse code

References

• “morse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish morghons. From morgon + -s (“adverbial suffix”). Compare the development of afse (from afton).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²m?rse/

Adverb

morse

1. adverbial genitive form of morgon; a past morning

Usage notes

• Only found in the expression i morse (“the morning of today”), and related expressions, e.g. i går morse (”yesterday morning”), i måndags morse (”last Monday morning”).

See also

• afse

English

Etymology

From Middle English morsel, from Old French morsel, from Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, past participle of mordere (“to bite”). Compare French morceau.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m??s?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?m??s?l/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s?l

Noun

morsel (plural morsels)

1. A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
   • 1979, Roald Dahl, The Twits

     By sticking out his tongue and curling it sideways to explore the hairy jungle around his mouth, he was always able to find a tasty morsel here and there to nibble on.

2. A mouthful of food.
3. A very small amount.
   • 2008, Pamela Griffin, New York Brides, Barbour Publishing Inc. (2008), ?ISBN, page 70:

     Didn't even a morsel of decency remain in his brother?

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:modicum.

Derived terms

• morselize, morselization

Related terms

• mordant
• remorse

Translations

Further reading

• morsel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• morsel in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• “morsel”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “morsel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Merlos, Morels, morels, smoler

Middle English

Alternative forms

• morselle, morsille, morssel, morscel, morcelle, mursel

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French morsel, morsiel, morcel.

Noun

morsel (plural morsels)

1. small piece of food

Descendants

• English: morsel
• Yola: mossaale

References

• “morsel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old French

Alternative forms

• morcel

Etymology

From Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, past participle of morde?, mord?re (“bite, nibble, gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *mer?- (“to rub, wipe; to pack, rob”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mur?s?l/

Noun

morsel m (oblique plural morseaus or morseax or morsiaus or morsiax or morsels, nominative singular morseaus or morseax or morsiaus or morsiax or morsels, nominative plural morsel)

1. morsel; bit; piece

Descendants

• English: morsel
• French: morceau
• Norman: morcé (Jersey, Guernsey)
• Hungarian: morzsa