storkna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse storkna, from Proto-Germanic *sturknaną.

Verb

storkna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative storknaði, supine storknað)

  1. (intransitive) to solidify

Conjugation

Further reading

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse storkna, from Proto-Germanic *sturknaną.

Verb

storkna

  1. (intransitive) to stiffen, to become stiff

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Swedish: storkna

Swedish

Verb

storkna (present storknar, preterite storknade, supine storknat, imperative storkna)

  1. to (figuratively) choke (from laughter or the like)

Usage notes

The intuition is of someone grimacing with the skin of their face tensed up.

Conjugation

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