klemma

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse klemma, from or related to Proto-Germanic *klimbaną (to clamp, clasp, climb onto).

Verb[edit]

klemma (third person singular past indicative klemmaði, third person plural past indicative klemmaðu, supine klemmað)

  1. to hug

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of klemma (group v-30)
infinitive klemma
supine klemmað
participle (a6)1 klemmandi klemmaður
present past
first singular klemmi klemmaði
second singular klemmar klemmaði
third singular klemmar klemmaði
plural klemma klemmaðu
imperative
singular klemma!
plural klemmið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse klemma, from or related to Proto-Germanic *klimbaną (to clamp, clasp, climb onto).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

klemma f (genitive singular klemmu, nominative plural klemmur)

  1. clamp, clip
  2. peg
  3. tight spot, jam, pickle

Declension[edit]

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Derived terms[edit]

Verb[edit]

klemma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative klemmdi, supine klemmt)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to clamp, to clip, to fasten, to pinch

Conjugation[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “klimman”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 293

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Low German.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

klemma (present tense klemmer, past tense klemde or klemte, past participle klemt, present participle klemmande, imperative klem)

  1. to hug, embrace
  2. to squeeze, press

Further reading[edit]

Old Frisian[edit]

Verb[edit]

klemma

  1. to fix