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Nynorskordboka

smeikje, smeike

smeikja, smeika

verb
Inflection table for this verb
infinitivepresentpastpresent perfectimperative
å smeikaå smeikesmeikersmeiktehar smeiktsmeik!
å smeikjaå smeikjesmeikjer
Inflection table for the participles of this verb
perfect participlepresent participle
masculine /
feminine
neuterdefinite formplural
smeikt + nounsmeikt + nounden/det smeikte + nounsmeikte + nounsmeikande
smeikjande

Etymology

kanskje lågtysk smeken, eigenleg ‘stryke’

Senses and Example Sentences

  1. kjæle med, klappe, stryke;
  2. gje altfor stor eller ufortent ros enda ein veit betre;
    gjere seg gild og tillokkande for å tekkjast einkvan
    Example
    • smeike og sleikje