pelle

verbverb

to peel, to shell (by hand) · to pick, to gather (berries) · to pick at, to poke at

EtymologyOpphav

samme opprinnelse som pille (III)to poke, to pick the same origin as pille (III)to poke, to pick

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

pirke, grave;
pille (III, 1)to pick at something to poke, to dig about;
to pick at somethingpille (III, 1)
- pelle seg i nesa to pick one's nose
plukke, rive, slite;
pille (III, 2)to strip to pluck, to tear, to pull;
to strippille (III, 2)
- pelle noe fra hverandre to pick something apart
- pelle reker to peel prawns
plukke eller sanke (noe smått, særlig bær) to pick or gather (small things, especially berries)
- pelle bær to pick berries

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

pelle seg ... med stedsadverb: komme seg, ha seg (bort, hjem, tilbake, unna, ut);
kare segto drag oneself along with an adverb of place: to get oneself, to take oneself (away, home, back, off, out);
to drag oneself alongkare seg

pelle seg hjem to clear off home