klype

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the Old Norse verb klýpa.

Noun

klype f or m (definite singular klypa or klypen, indefinite plural klyper, definite plural klypene)

  1. a clip (e.g. paper clip)
  2. a clamp
  3. a peg (clothes peg)
  4. a small amount held between the fingers
    en klype salt - a pinch of salt

Derived terms

Verb

klype (imperative klyp, present tense klyper, passive klypes, simple past klypte or kløp, past participle klypt or kløpet, present participle klypende)

  1. to pinch (seg selv / oneself)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the Old Norse verb klýpa.

Noun

klype f (definite singular klypa, indefinite plural klyper, definite plural klypene)

  1. a clip (e.g. paper clip)
  2. a clamp
  3. a peg (clothes peg)
  4. a small amount held between the fingers
    ei klype salt - a pinch of salt

Derived terms

References

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