tåpe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the Old Norse adjective tæpr; related to the verb tæpe.

Noun

tåpe m (definite singular tåpen, indefinite plural tåper, definite plural tåpene)

1. a fool, ninny, simpleton

Derived terms

• tåpelig

References

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

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the Old Norse adjective tæpr; related to the verb tæpe.

Noun

tåpe m (definite singular tåpen, indefinite plural tåpar, definite plural tåpane)

1. a fool, ninny, simpleton

Derived terms

• tåpeleg

References

• “tåpe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.