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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse gneggja.
Verb
knegge (imperative knegg, present tense knegger, passive knegges, simple past knegga or knegget or knegde, past participle knegga or knegget or knegd, present participle kneggende)
- (horse) to neigh, whinny
- (person) to chuckle
References
- “knegge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “knegge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse gneggja.
Verb
knegge (present tense kneggar, past tense knegga, past participle knegga, passive infinitive kneggast, present participle kneggande, imperative knegge/knegg)
- (horse) to neigh, whinny
- (person) to chuckle
References