kvekken
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Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From the verb kvekke (“to start; to startle”).
Alternative forms[edit]
- kvekkjen (gvekken)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kvekken (masculine and feminine kvekken, neuter kvekke, definite singular and plural kvekne)
- skittish
- Synonym: skvetten
- 1990, Birger Røksund, Or gløymebokjo, page 26:
- han var visst ikkje kvekkjen
- I guess he wasn't skittish
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kvekken m