"bakvei" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: bakveien [definite, singular], bakveier [indefinite, plural], bakveiene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From bak + vei. Etymology templates: {{compound|nb|bak|vei}} bak + vei
  1. back way, back door, rear entrance, back road, secret path or passage Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-bakvei-nb-noun-DUY4ia~X
  2. (figurative) gå bakveier - to use underhand means Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-bakvei-nb-noun-4rKvW1Ck
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bakveg [Nynorsk, also]

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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