kjemme

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kemba, from Proto-Germanic *kambijaną (to comb, kemb). The noun is derived from the verb.

Verb

kjemme (present tense kjemmer, past tense kjemde or kjemte, supine kjemt, past participle kjemd, imperative kjem)

  1. to comb
  2. (textiles) to card
    Synonym: karde

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  • kam m (comb)

Noun

kjemme f (definite singular kjemma, indefinite plural kjemmer, definite plural kjemmene)

  1. a pile (especially of hay) that is raked together tightly

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