knuse

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse knosa (“to beat, bruise”). Cognate with Old High German zerchnusen.

Verb

knuse (imperative knus, infinitive at knuse, present tense knuser, past tense knuste, perfect tense har knust)

  1. to hug.
  2. to crush.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

knuse (imperative knus, present tense knuser, passive knuses, simple past knuste, past participle knust, present participle knusende)

  1. to crush (something)
  2. to break or smash (something)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

knuse (present tense knuser, past tense knuste, past participle knust, passive infinitive knusast, present participle knusande, imperative knus)

  1. Alternative form of knusa

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse knosa (“to beat, bruise”).

Pronunciation

Verb

knuse (third-person singular simple present knuses, present participle knusin, simple past knusit, past participle knusit)

  1. to squeeze
  2. to press down with the knees and hands
  3. to bruise
  4. to press in the arms, cuddle
  5. to pummel
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