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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
kløne + -ing, verbal noun form of kløne (“to scratch, work clumsily”), from the noun klo (“claw, talon; pincer”), from Old Norse kló (“claw, talon”), from Proto-Germanic *klawō (“claw”), from *klawjaną (“to claw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump”), from *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”). Last part from Old Norse -ingr m, -ingi m, -ing f, from Proto-Germanic *-ingō, *-ungō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkløːnɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɪŋ
- Hyphenation: kløn‧ing
Noun
kløning f or m (definite singular kløninga or kløningen, indefinite plural kløninger, definite plural kløningene)
- the act of scratching; working clumsily
References
- “kløning” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
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