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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish købe (“to buy, purchase”), from Old Danish køpæ (“to buy, purchase”), from Old Norse kaupa (“to buy, purchase”), from Proto-Germanic *kaupaz (noun), from Latin caupō (“tradesman, innkeeper, shopkeeper, tavern-keeper”).
Verb
kjøpe (imperative kjøp, present tense kjøper, passive kjøpes, simple past kjøpte, past participle kjøpt)
- to buy, to purchase
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kaupa. Akin to English cheap.
Pronunciation
Verb
kjøpe (present tense kjøper, past tense kjøpte, past participle kjøpt, passive infinitive kjøpast, present participle kjøpande, imperative kjøp)
- to buy, purchase
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