knegge

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse gneggja.

Verb

knegge (imperative knegg, present tense knegger, passive knegges, simple past knegga or knegget or knegde, past participle knegga or knegget or knegd, present participle kneggende)

1. (horse) to neigh, whinny
2. (person) to chuckle

Related terms

• knegg (noun)

References

• “knegge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “knegge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse gneggja.

Verb

knegge (present tense kneggar, past tense knegga, past participle knegga, passive infinitive kneggast, present participle kneggande, imperative knegge/knegg)

1. (horse) to neigh, whinny
2. (person) to chuckle

Alternative forms

• knegga
• kneggje, kneggja

Related terms

• knegg (noun)

References

• “knegge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.