nikke

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German nicken.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nike/, [ˈneɡə]

Verb

nikke (imperative nik, infinitive at nikke, present tense nikker, past tense nikkede, perfect tense har nikket)

  1. nod (to incline the head up and down)
  2. (sports) to head, to strike with the head

Descendants

  • Icelandic: nikka

References

Estonian

Noun

nikke

  1. partitive plural of nikk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German nicken.

Verb

nikke (imperative nikk, present tense nikker, passive nikkes, simple past and past participle nikka or nikket, present participle nikkende)

  1. to nod (incline the head up and down)
  2. to head (hit a football with one's head)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

nikke (present tense nikkar, past tense nikka, past participle nikka, passive infinitive nikkast, present participle nikkande, imperative nikke/nikk)

  1. Alternative form of nikka
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