kjæle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Possibly from the adjective kjælen, compare with Danish kæle

Verb

kjæle (imperative kjæl, present tense kjæler, passive kjæles, simple past kjælte, past participle kjælt, present participle kjælende)

1. to caress, cuddle, pet
2. to cuddle, nestle (med / with)
3. to coddle, pamper

Derived terms

• kjæledyr
• kjælenavn

References

• “kjæle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kjæle” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Possibly from the adjective kjælen

Verb

kjæle (present tense kjæler, past tense kjælte, past participle kjælt, passive infinitive kjælast, present participle kjælande, imperative kjæl)

1. to caress, cuddle, pet
2. to cuddle, nestle (med / with)
3. to coddle, pamper

Alternative forms

• kjæla

Derived terms

• kjæledyr
• kjælenamn

References

• “kjæle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.