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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Compare Faroese hveppa.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kveppe (intransitive verb, present tense kvepp, past tense kvapp, supine kvoppe, past participle kvoppen, present participle kveppande, imperative kvepp)

  1. (intransitive) to start; to jerk suddenly in surprise

kveppe (transitive verb, present tense kvepper, past tense kvepte, past participle and supine kvept, present participle kveppande, imperative kvepp)

  1. (transitive) to startle

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References

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  • “kveppe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “kveppa”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “kveppa” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring