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Middle English
Noun
pleie
- Alternative form of pleye
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Low German plegen and Old Norse plega.
Noun
pleie f or m (definite singular pleia or pleien, uncountable)
- (generally) care, (also) nursing
Derived terms
Verb
pleie (imperative plei, present tense pleier, passive pleies, simple past pleia or pleiet or pleide, past participle pleia or pleiet or pleid, present participle pleiende)
- to nurse, care for, look after, take care of (someone)
- to cultivate (e.g. friendships, interests)
Derived terms
Verb
pleie (imperative plei, present tense pleier, passive pleies, simple past pleide, past participle pleid)
- to be in the habit of, to be used (å gjøre noe / to doing something)
- han pleier å gjøre det - he usually does that
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Low German plegen and Old Norse plega.
Noun
pleie f (definite singular pleia, uncountable)
- (generally) care, (also) nursing
Derived terms
Related terms
Verb
pleie (present tense pleier, past tense pleidde, past participle pleitt/pleidd, passive infinitive pleiast, present participle pleiande, imperative plei)
- Alternative form of pla (“to use, be in habit”)
Verb
pleie (present tense pleier, past tense pleidde, past participle pleitt/pleidd, passive infinitive pleiast, present participle pleiande, imperative plei)
- Alternative form of pleia (“to nurse”)
References
Old French
Noun
pleie oblique singular, f (oblique plural pleies, nominative singular pleie, nominative plural pleies)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of plaie