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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)
- to shake
- huset skaket i stormen
- the house was shaking during the storm
- to rattle (off), limp (away)
- skake av sted i en kjerre
- rattle off in a cart
- to perturb, disturb, distress
- opplevelsen skaket henne
- the experience distressed her
- (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)
- Alternative form of skaka