skake

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse skaka.

Pronunciation

Verb

skake (imperative skak, present tense skaker, passive skakes, simple past and past participle skaka or skaket)

  1. to shake
    huset skaket i stormen
    the house was shaking during the storm
  2. to rattle (off), limp (away)
    skake av sted i en kjerre
    rattle off in a cart
  3. to perturb, disturb, distress
    opplevelsen skaket henne
    the experience distressed her
  4. (with opp) to upset, agitate
    han ble veldig skaket opp etter samtalen
    he got very upset after the conversation

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

skake (present tense skakar or skjek, past tense skaka or skok, supine skaka or skjeke, past participle skaka or skjeken, present participle skakande, imperative skak)

  1. Alternative form of skaka