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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse fleipr n (“babble, tattle”).
Noun
fleip m (definite singular fleipen, indefinite plural fleiper, definite plural fleipene)
- irony, sarcasm
- someone who uses irony, a joker
Usage notes
- Prior to a 2020 reform decision, this noun was considered grammatically neuter, thus declining as fleipet, fleip, fleipa. These forms are now nonstandard.
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse fleipr n (“babble, tattle”).
Noun
fleip m (definite singular fleipen, indefinite plural fleipar, definite plural fleipane)
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- irony, sarcasm
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