storkna

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse storkna, from Proto-Germanic *sturknaną.

Verb

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storkna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative storknaði, supine storknað)

  1. (intransitive) to solidify

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Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse storkna, from Proto-Germanic *sturknaną.

Verb

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storkna

  1. (intransitive) to stiffen, to become stiff

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: storkna

Swedish

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Verb

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storkna (present storknar, preterite storknade, supine storknat, imperative storkna)

  1. to (figuratively) choke (from laughter or the like)

Usage notes

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The intuition is of someone grimacing with the skin of their face tensed up.

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