knirke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Onomatopoeic (lydord)

Verb

knirke (imperative knirk, present tense knirker, passive knirkes, simple past and past participle knirka or knirket, present participle knirkende)

1. to creak, squeak, grate

References

• “knirke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

knirke (present tense knirkar, past tense knirka, past participle knirka, passive infinitive knirkast, present participle knirkande, imperative knirke/knirk)

1. e-infinitive form of knirka (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)