blunke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Cognate with English blink, Swedish blinka (“to flash, blink”), Danish blinke (“to glitter, shine”), German blinken (“to flash, blink”).

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Verb

blunke (imperative blunk, present tense blunker, simple past and past participle blunka or blunket, present participle blunkende)

1. to blink (eyes)

References

• “blunke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.