kjemme

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kemba, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (“to comb, kemb”). The noun is derived from the verb.

Verb

kjemme (present tense kjemmer, past tense kjemde or kjemte, supine kjemt, past participle kjemd, imperative kjem)

1. to comb
2. (textiles) to card

   Synonym: karde

Alternative forms

• kjemma (a-infinitive)
• kjemba (non-standard since 1938)

Derived terms

• finkjemme
• glattkjemme

Related terms

• kam m (“comb”)

Noun

kjemme f (definite singular kjemma, indefinite plural kjemmer, definite plural kjemmene)

1. a pile (especially of hay) that is raked together tightly

Alternative forms

• kjemma (non-standard since 2012), kjemba (non-standard since 1938)

Derived terms

• høykjemme

References

• “kjemme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.