pleie
Middle English edit
Noun edit
pleie
- Alternative form of pleye
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Low German plegen and Old Norse plega.
Noun edit
pleie f or m (definite singular pleia or pleien, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
pleie (imperative plei, present tense pleier, passive pleies, simple past pleia or pleiet or pleide, past participle pleia or pleiet or pleid, present participle pleiende)
- to nurse, care for, look after, take care of (someone)
- to cultivate (e.g. friendships, interests)
Derived terms edit
- pleier (noun)
Verb edit
pleie (imperative plei, present tense pleier, passive pleies, simple past pleide, past participle pleid)
- to be in the habit of, to be used (å gjøre noe / to doing something)
- han pleier å gjøre det - he usually does that
References edit
- “pleie” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Low German plegen and Old Norse plega.
Noun edit
pleie f (definite singular pleia, uncountable)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- pleiar (noun)
Verb edit
pleie (present tense pleier, past tense pleidde, past participle pleitt/pleidd, passive infinitive pleiast, present participle pleiande, imperative plei)
- Alternative form of pla (“to use, be in habit”)
Verb edit
pleie (present tense pleier, past tense pleidde, past participle pleitt/pleidd, passive infinitive pleiast, present participle pleiande, imperative plei)
- Alternative form of pleia (“to nurse”)
References edit
- “pleie” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French edit
Noun edit
pleie oblique singular, f (oblique plural pleies, nominative singular pleie, nominative plural pleies)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of plaie