knase

Danish edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic (lydord), related to knuse

Verb edit

knase (imperative knas, present tense knaser, passive knases, simple past knase or knaset or knaste, past participle knase or knaset or knast, present participle knasende)

to crunch (especially with the teeth)
the sound of something crunching

References edit

“knase” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic (lydord), related to knuse

Verb edit

knase (imperative knas, present tense knaser, passive knases, simple past knasa or knaset or knaste, past participle knasa or knaset or knast, present participle knasende)

to crunch

References edit

“knase” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“knase” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic (lydord), related to knuse

Verb edit

knase (present tense knasar, past tense knasa, past participle knasa, passive infinitive knasast, present participle knasande, imperative knase/knas)

to crunch

Alternative forms edit

knasa

References edit

“knase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.