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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Compare Faroese hveppa.
Pronunciation
Verb
kveppe (intransitive verb, present tense kvepp, past tense kvapp, supine kvoppe, past participle kvoppen, present participle kveppande, imperative kvepp)
- (intransitive) to start; to jerk suddenly in surprise
kveppe (transitive verb, present tense kvepper, past tense kvepte, past participle and supine kvept, present participle kveppande, imperative kvepp)
- (transitive) to startle
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References
- “kveppe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- “kveppa”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
- “kveppa” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring