kneble
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Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From knebel (gag). Compare Dutch knevelen, German knebeln.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]kneble (imperative knebl or kneble, present tense knebler, simple past kneblet or knebla, past participle kneblet or knebla)
- (transitive) to gag; restrain someone's speech by blocking their mouth
- Han knebla meg etter han festa meg til senga.
- He gagged me after he tied me to the bed.
- (transitive, figuratively) to gag; restrain someone's speech non-physically
- 2012, Henrik Brattli Vold, “[//www.nrk.no/viten/slik-foregar-ordkrigen-pa-facebook-1.9460365 Slik knebles meningsmotstanderne på Facebook]”, in NRK:
- De bruker masserapportering som et våpen for å kneble oss.
- They are using mass reporting as a weapon in order to gag us.
- 2017, Silje Lunde Krosby, – Kan ikke ha det slik at en del av landet ikke følger lovene våre, TV2
- Hvis spanske myndigheter overtar TV3 vil det bli oppfattet som svært provoserende og bli sett på som et forsøk på å kneble ytringsfriheten i Catalonia.
- If the Spanish authorities assume control of TV3 [Catalan television channel], it will be perceived as greatly provoking, and will be seen as an attempt to gag the freedom of speech in Catalonia.
References
[edit]“kneble” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“kneble” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From knebel (gag).
Verb
[edit]kneble (imperative knebl, present tense kneblar, simple past knebla, past participle knebla)
- (transitive) to gag; restrain someone's speech by blocking their mouth
- (transitive, figuratively) to gag; restrain someone's speech non-physically
References
[edit]“kneble” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.