snuble

Danish

Etymology

Presumably derived from snubbe (“to truncate a word, interrupt in a rude manner”), from Old Norse snubba (“to speak harshly to, scold”), which, like the source of English snip, is probably imitative in some manner. Compare English snub (“to rebuff, spurn”).

Verb

snuble (imperative snubl, infinitive at snuble, present tense snubler, past tense snublede, perfect tense snublet)

1. to stumble

Conjugation

Inflection of snuble

	present	past
simple	snubler	snublede
perfect	har snublet	havde snublet
passive	snubles	snubledes
participle	snublende	snublet
imperative	snubl	—
infinitive	snuble	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	snublen	—

References

• “snuble” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to dialectal snubbe

Verb

snuble (imperative snubl or snuble, present tense snubler, passive snubles, simple past and past participle snubla or snublet, present participle snublende)

1. to stumble, trip (over something)
   • 2013, Johannes Anyuru, En storm kom fra paradiset‎^[1], Forlaget Press, →ISBN:

     Han snubler fram gjennom høye gresset, han hører flyene over trærne, han snubler over røtter og nedfalne greiner.

     He stumbles forward through the tall grass, he hears the planes above the trees, he stumbles over roots and fallen branches.

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to dialectal snubbe

Verb

snuble (present tense snublar, past tense snubla, past participle snubla, passive infinitive snublast, present participle snublande, imperative snuble/snubl)

1. to stumble, trip (over something)

Alternative forms

• snubla

References

• “snuble” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.