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klype
klype
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
klype f, m (definite singular klypa or klypen, indefinite plural klyper, definite plural klypene)
- a clip (e.g. paper clip)
- a clamp
- a peg (clothes peg)
- a small amount held between the fingers
- en klype salt - a pinch of salt
Derived terms
- klesklype
- papirklype
Verb
klype (imperative klyp, present tense klyper, passive klypes, simple past klypte or kløp, past participle klypt or kløpet, present participle klypende)
References
- “klype” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the Old Norse verb klýpa
Noun
klype f (definite singular klypa, indefinite plural klyper, definite plural klypene)
- a clip (e.g. paper clip)
- a clamp
- a peg (clothes peg)
- a small amount held between the fingers
- ei klype salt - a pinch of salt
Derived terms
- kleklype, kledeklype, klesklype
- papirklype
References
- “klype” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.