dekkja

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dekkja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative dekkti, supine dekkt)

  1. to darken (make darker)

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dekkja

  1. indefinite genitive plural of dekk

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

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From Middle Low German dekken.

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dekkja (present tense dekkjer, past tense dekte, past participle dekt, passive infinitive dekkjast, present participle dekkjande, imperative dekk)

  1. to cover (place something over or upon)
    Dei dekte til den daude.
    They covered the dead.
  2. to cover (provide coverage of)
    Kven skal dekkja saka for avisa?
    Who will cover the case for the newspaper?

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