klopp

See also: Klopp and klöpp

German

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Verb

klopp

1. singular imperative of kloppen
2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of kloppen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (all senses): klopping

Etymology

Probably from Old Norse klǫpp. Attested in Glossarium Norvagicum of Erik Pontoppidan (1749) and by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect (1780), in both cases written as klop because of Danish spelling rules. Also attested in Danish text of Gerhard Schøning in his description of Norwegian countryside (1774). Probably not etymologically related to English clapper bridge.

Noun

klopp f (definite singular kloppa, indefinite plural klopper, definite plural kloppene)

1. A puncheon (a narrow bridge over a narrow creek made of a plank (or more planks set parallel to eachother))

   Synonyms: kavlebru, plankebru

2. stairs up to a door of a hut, stabbur or shed
3. (rare) duckboards

   Synonyms: flåkkå, kavleveg, plankesti