klake

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • (soil): klåkå, klakje, klaka

Etymology

May be related to klakk (frozen snow).

Noun

klake m (definite singular klaken, indefinite plural klakar, definite plural klakane)

  1. frost on the soil, before it gets deeper (then it is called tele, speik or hardang depending on thickness)

Verb

klake (present tense klakar, past tense klaka, past participle klaka, passive infinitive klakast, present participle klakande, imperative klake/klak)

  1. alternative form of klaka (to freeze)