kvesse
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From oral Norwegian, from Old Norse hvessa. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk kvesse. An alternative of the earlier form hvesse or hvæsse (of Danish origin).
Verb
[edit]kvesse (imperative kvess, present tense kvesser, passive kvesses, simple past kvessa or kvesset or kvesste, past participle kvessa or kvesset or kvesst, present participle kvessende)
- to sharpen (something)
Alternative forms
[edit]References
[edit]- “kvesse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “kvesse_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]kvesse (present tense kvesser, past tense kvesste, past participle kvesst, passive infinitive kvessast, present participle kvessande, imperative kvess)
- to sharpen (something)
Alternative forms
[edit]References
[edit]- “kvesse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.