kløning

kløne +‎ -ing, verbal noun form of kløne (“to scratch, work clumsily”), from the noun klo (“claw, talon; pincer”), from Old Norse kló (“claw, talon”), from Proto-Germanic *klawō (“claw”), from *klawjaną (“to claw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump”), from *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkløːnɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋ
• Hyphenation: kløn‧ing

kløning f or m (definite singular kløninga or kløningen, indefinite plural kløninger, definite plural kløningene)

1. the act of scratching; working clumsily

• “kløning” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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