fleip in Norwegian Bokmål

Forms: fleipen [definite, singular], fleiper [indefinite, plural], fleipene [definite, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Old Norse fleipr n (“babble, tattle”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|non|fleipr|g=n|t=babble, tattle}} Old Norse fleipr n (“babble, tattle”) Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} fleip m (definite singular fleipen, indefinite plural fleiper, definite plural fleipene)

Inflected forms

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"fleip" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

Inflected forms