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knuge

verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt knoka ‘slå med knokene’ Old Norse knoka ‘to strike with the knuckles’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. klemme eller presse kraftig;
    jamfør knugende (1)crushing
    to squeeze or press hard;
    compare knugende (1)crushing
    • knuge noe i hånden to clutch something in one's hand
    • knuge sine hender i fortvilelse to wring one's hands in despair
    • hun knuger seg inntil ham she presses herself close against him
  2. ligge trykkende over;
    jamfør knugende (2)crushing
    to lie heavily on, to oppress;
    compare knugende (2)crushing
    • være knuget av skyldfølelse to be weighed down by guilt