knase

Danish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic (lydord), related to knuse

Verb

knase (imperative knas, present tense knaser, passive knases, simple past knase or knaset or knaste, past participle knase or knaset or knast, present participle knasende)

1. to crunch (especially with the teeth)
2. the sound of something crunching

References

• “knase” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Onomatopoeic (lydord), related to knuse

Verb

knase (imperative knas, present tense knaser, passive knases, simple past knasa or knaset or knaste, past participle knasa or knaset or knast, present participle knasende)

1. to crunch

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Onomatopoeic (lydord), related to knuse

Verb

knase (present tense knasar, past tense knasa, past participle knasa, passive infinitive knasast, present participle knasande, imperative knase/knas)

1. to crunch

Alternative forms

• knasa

References

• “knase” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.