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hogge, hugge

verbverb

to chop · to hew, to carve · to strike, to sink (teeth or claws) into

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt hǫggva Old Norse hǫggva

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. svinge eller slå et skarpt redskap mot eller inn i noe eller noen to swing or strike a sharp tool at or into something or someone
    • løfte øksa og hogge til to raise the axe and strike
    • motstanderne ble hogd ned the opponents were cut down
    • hogge ved to chop wood
    • hogge hull på isen to chop a hole in the ice
    • snekkeren hogg til et emne the carpenter hewed a blank into shape
    • bokstavene var hogd inn i fjellet the letters had been carved into the rock
    • båten var hogd ut av en trestamme the boat had been hewn out of a tree trunk
    • hogge seg i foten to cut one's own foot with the axe
    • hogge seg vei gjennom krattet to hack one's way through the thicket
  2. slå (II, 1)to strike, bite (1)to bite, gripe (1)to grab to strikeslå (II, 1), to bitebite (1), to grabgripe (1)
    • hogge tennene i kjøttet to sink one's teeth into the meat
    • ormen hogg i støvelen min the snake struck my boot
    • hogge kloa i noe to sink one's claws into something
    • hun hogg tak i ham she grabbed hold of him
  3. om fartøy: stampe (II, 4)to pitch, stange (2)to make no headway of a vessel: to pitchstampe (II, 4), to make no headwaystange (2)
    • skipet hogg i den grove sjøen the ship pitched in the heavy seas
    • båten lå og hogg mot bryggekanten the boat lay knocking against the quayside

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

hogge i snakke hardt og brått to speak harshly and abruptly
  • han hogde i så vi hoppet i stolene he snapped so sharply that we jumped in our chairs
hogge opp ta fra hverandre (skip, biler) for å bruke materialet på annen måte to take apart (ships, cars) so that the material can be used for something else Eng. phraseto break up for scrap
hogge ut tynne ut (skog) to thin out (a forest)
  • hogge ut et skogsfelt to thin out a patch of forest