krenke

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse krenkja.

Verb

krenke (imperative krenk, present tense krenker, simple past krenket or krenka or krenkte, past participle krenket or krenka or krenkt)

  1. to offend
  2. to humiliate, humble
  3. to trespass against; not to heed
    Hun krenket en lov.
    She broke a law.
    Det krenker menneskerettighetene!
    That infringes upon human rights!
  4. (archaic, Biblical) to seduce, rape

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Verb

krenke (present tense krenker, past tense krenkte, past participle krenkt, passive infinitive krenkast, present participle krenkande, imperative krenk)

  1. Alternative form of krenka

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