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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Danish måbe, from Middle Low German mopen.
Verb
måpe (present tense måper, past tense måpte, past participle måpt)
- (intransitive) to stare open-mouthed; to be agape in wonder, astonishment, confusion, surprise, and/or flabergastation
References
- “måpe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål måpe, from Danish måbe, from Middle Low German mopen.
Verb
måpe (present tense måpar/måper, past tense måpa/måpte, past participle måpa/måpt, passive infinitive måpast, present participle måpande, imperative måpe/måp)
- e-infinitive form of måpa
References
- “måpe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.