stanse

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɑnsə]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Danish standse, derived from stande (“to stand”).

Verb

stanse (imperative stans, present tense stanser, passive stanses, simple past and past participle stansa or stanset, present participle stansende)

1. to stop, halt (somebody, something)
   • stoppe

Etymology 2

Inherited from Danish stanse, from German stanzen.

Verb

stanse (imperative stans, present tense stanser, passive stanses, simple past and past participle stansa or stanset, present participle stansende)

1. to die-cut, punch, impress, emboss

References

• “stanse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• stansa

Etymology

From Middle Norwegian stanza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɑnsə]

Verb

stanse (present tense stansar, past tense stansa, past participle stansa, passive infinitive stansast, present participle stansande, imperative stanse/stans)

1. to stop, halt (somebody, something)

Synonyms

• stogge, stoppe

References

• “stanse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.