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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)
- to offend
- to humiliate, humble
- to trespass against; not to heed
Hun krenket en lov.- She broke a law.
Det krenker menneskerettighetene!- That infringes upon human rights!
- (archaic, Biblical) to seduce, rape
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
krenke (present tense krenker, past tense krenkte, past participle krenkt, passive infinitive krenkast, present participle krenkande, imperative krenk)
- Alternative form of krenka
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