klatra

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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klatra

  1. inflection of klatre:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German klateren or klatteren.

Verb

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klatra (present tense klatrar, past tense klatra, past participle klatra, passive infinitive klatrast, present participle klatrande, imperative klatra/klatr)

  1. to climb
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Etymology 2

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Related to Low German klateren, English clatter, perhaps all from Proto-Germanic *klatrōjaną, but ultimately onomatopoeic.[1]

Verb

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klatra (present tense klatrar, past tense klatra, past participle klatra, passive infinitive klatrast, present participle klatrande, imperative klatra/klatr)

  1. to beat, knock, bang

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*klatrōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 215

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