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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From spøk, from Middle Low German spoken.
Pronunciation
Verb
spøkja (present tense spøkjer, past tense spøkte, past participle spøkt, passive infinitive spøkjast, present participle spøkjande, imperative spøk)
- to haunt, appear as a ghost
I det raude huset der borte spøkjer det.- The red house over there is haunted.
- having a poor outlook; not look good
Det spøkjer for heile prosjektet no.- Things do not look good for the entire project right now.
- joke
Dei spøkte med at dei hadde sett verre ting.- They joked about having seen worse things.
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