knekke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to the verb knake

Verb

knekke (imperative knekk, present tense knekker, passive knekkes, simple past knakk, past participle knekket or knekt, present participle knekkende)
knekke (imperative knekk, present tense knekker, passive knekkes, simple past knekka or knekket or knekte, past participle knekka or knekket or knekt, present participle knekkende)

1. to crack; snap; break
2. to subdue
3. to bend

Derived terms

• knekkebrød

References

• “knekke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.