kvekke
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editVerb
editkvekke (present tense kvekkar, past tense kvekka, past participle kvekka, passive infinitive kvekkast, present participle kvekkande, imperative kvekke/kvekk)
- (intransitive) to croak, ribbit
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editEtymology 2
editCompare Old Norse preterite hvakk, presumably of reconstructed Old Norse verb *hvekka. The transitive inflection has come into being either from an unattested Old Norse ancestor, or analogously to other labile verbs such as brenne, kveppe etc. The noun is derived from the verb.
Verb
editkvekke (present tense kvekk, past tense kvakk, supine kvokke, past participle kvokken, present participle kvekkande, imperative kvekk)
kvekke (present tense kvekker, past tense kvekte, past participle kvekt, passive infinitive kvekkast, present participle kvekkande, imperative kvekk)
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editNoun
editkvekke n (definite singular kvekket, indefinite plural kvekke, definite plural kvekka)
- a scare; something that startles one
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editEtymology 3
editAdjective
editkvekke
References
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