skrumpe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German schrumpen.

Verb

skrumpe (imperative skrump, present tense skrumper, passive skrumpes, simple past and past participle skrumpa or skrumpet, present participle skrumpende)

1. (often with inn, sammen, also reflexive) to shrink, shrivel, dry up

Derived terms

• skrumplever

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German schrumpen.

Verb

skrumpe (present tense skrumpar, past tense skrumpa, past participle skrumpa, passive infinitive skrumpast, present participle skrumpande, imperative skrumpe/skrump)

1. (often with inn, saman, also reflexive) to shrink, shrivel, dry up

Alternative forms

• skrumpa

Derived terms

• skrumplever

References

• “skrumpe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.