kakse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Compare Swedish kaxe. First attested in 1743 by C. Abildgaard.

Noun

kakse m (definite singular kaksen, indefinite plural kaksar, definite plural kaksane)

  1. (sometimes derogatory) a big landowner, a very rich farmer, a richling
  2. (politics, dated) a kulak, a kurkul (also in Norwegian society context)

Derived terms

  • kakseklassen
  • storkakse

References

  • “kakse”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.