knipe

See also: Knipe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German knipen.

Verb

knipe (imperative knip, present tense kniper, passive knipes, simple past knep or kneip, past participle knepet, present participle knipende)

1. to pinch, squeeze, press
   • De som stod rundt ristet skjelvende på hodet, mens Leiv knep sammen leppene så de ble helt hvite. ("Eirik Raude plogen og sangen", by Preben Mørkbak, 2012).

Derived terms

• knipetang

Related terms

• knepen

References

• “knipe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• knipa

Etymology

From Middle Low German knipen.

Verb

knipe (present tense knip, past tense kneip, past participle knipe, passive infinitive knipast, present participle knipande, imperative knip)

1. to pinch, squeeze, press

Derived terms

• knipetong

References

• “knipe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.