kvakke
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse kvaka. See also kvekke.
Verb
[edit]kvakke (present tense kvakkar, past tense kvakka, past participle kvakka, passive infinitive kvakkast, present participle kvakkande, imperative kvakke/kvakk)
- (intransitive, of an animal; dog, duck, etc.) to bark, quack
Noun
[edit]kvakke f (definite singular kvakka, indefinite plural kvakker, definite plural kvakkene)
- (dialectal) a jay, especially the Eurasian jay
- Synonyms: skrikje, nøtteskrikje
Etymology 2
[edit]Back-formation from kvakkar (“a quack (fraudulent doctor)”).
Verb
[edit]kvakke (present tense kvakkar, past tense kvakka, past participle kvakka, passive infinitive kvakkast, present participle kvakkande, imperative kvakke/kvakk)
- (intransitive) to practice or commit quackery
References
[edit]- “kvakke” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “kvakka”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “kvakke”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
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