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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From the verb kvekkje.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kvekkjen (masculine and feminine kvekkjen, neuter kvekkje, definite singular and plural kvekne)
- (pre-1901 (Landsmål) or dialectal) alternative form of kvekken (“skittish”)
- Synonym: skvetten
1990, Birger Røksund, Or gløymebokjo, page 26:han var visst ikkje kvekkjen- I guess he wasn't skittish
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
kvekkjen m
- definite singular of kvekk
References
- “kvekkjen”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- Ivar Aasen (1850) “kvekkjen”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000