snylte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Related to snuse

Verb

snylte (imperative snylt, present tense snylter, passive snyltes, simple past and past participle snylta or snyltet, present participle snyltende)

1. to sponge off (someone)
2. to be a parasite (of organisms)

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Related to snuse

Verb

snylte (present tense snyltar, past tense snylta, past participle snylta, passive infinitive snyltast, present participle snyltande, imperative snylte/snylt)

1. to sponge off (someone)
2. to be a parasite (of organisms)

Alternative forms

• snylta

References

• “snylte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.