Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From hølje +‎ regne.

Verb

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høljeregne (present tense høljeregner, simple past høljeregna or høljeregnet or høljeregnte, past participle høljeregna or høljeregnet or høljeregnt)

  1. to rain cats and dogs, pour (down) (rain very heavily)
    Det høljeregner!
    It's raining cats and dogs!

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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høljeregne

  1. rain cats and dogs (to rain very heavily)