knuge

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse knoka

Verb

knuge (imperative knug, infinitive at knuge, present tense knuger, past tense knugede, perfect tense knuget)

1. to squeeze

Conjugation

Inflection of knuge

	present	past
simple	knuger	knugede
perfect	knuget	knuget
passive	knuges	knugedes
participle	knugende	knuget
imperative	knug	—
infinitive	knuge	—
auxiliary verb		—
gerund	knugen	—

Further reading

• “knuge” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “knuge” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse knoka

Verb

knuge (imperative knug, present tense knuger, passive knuges, simple past and past participle knuga or knuget, present participle knugende)

1. to press, squeeze, clench (fist)
2. to clasp, clutch, embrace, hug

References

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