"kløne" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkløːnə/ Audio: Nb-kløne.ogg Forms: kløna [definite, singular], klønen [definite, singular], kløner [indefinite, plural], klønene [definite, plural]
Rhymes: -øːnə Etymology: From the noun klo (“claw, talon; pincer”), from Old Norse kló (“claw, talon”), from Proto-Germanic *klawō (“claw”), from *klawjaną (“to claw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump”), from *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”). The noun is derived directly from the verb. Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*glew-|*gel-}}, {{m|nb|klo||claw, talon; pincer}} klo (“claw, talon; pincer”), {{inh|nb|non|kló||claw, talon}} Old Norse kló (“claw, talon”), {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*klawō||claw}} Proto-Germanic *klawō (“claw”), {{m|gem-pro|*klawjaną||to claw; scratch}} *klawjaną (“to claw; scratch”), {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*glew-||to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump}} Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump”), {{m|ine-pro|*gel-||to be cold, to freeze}} *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”)
  1. a klutz (a clumsy or stupid person) Tags: feminine, masculine Categories (topical): People Synonyms: kloss, klodrian
    Sense id: en-kløne-nb-noun-Ds6zoKrS Disambiguation of People: 48 1 51

Verb

IPA: /ˈkløːnə/ Audio: Nb-kløne.ogg Forms: klønes [passive], kløn [imperative], kløner [present], klønte [past], klønt [participle, past], klønende [participle, present], kløning [noun-from-verb]
Rhymes: -øːnə Etymology: From the noun klo (“claw, talon; pincer”), from Old Norse kló (“claw, talon”), from Proto-Germanic *klawō (“claw”), from *klawjaną (“to claw; scratch”), from Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump”), from *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”). The noun is derived directly from the verb. Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*glew-|*gel-}}, {{m|nb|klo||claw, talon; pincer}} klo (“claw, talon; pincer”), {{inh|nb|non|kló||claw, talon}} Old Norse kló (“claw, talon”), {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*klawō||claw}} Proto-Germanic *klawō (“claw”), {{m|gem-pro|*klawjaną||to claw; scratch}} *klawjaną (“to claw; scratch”), {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*glew-||to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump}} Proto-Indo-European *glew- (“to ball up, clump together; swelling, lump”), {{m|ine-pro|*gel-||to be cold, to freeze}} *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”) Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|passive|klønes|imperative|kløn|present tense|kløner|simple past|klønte|past participle|klønt|present participle|klønende|verbal noun|kløning}} kløne (passive klønes, imperative kløn, present tense kløner, simple past klønte, past participle klønt, present participle klønende, verbal noun kløning)
  1. (dialectal, transitive) to scratch (to dig or scrape with claws or fingernails) Tags: dialectal, transitive Synonyms: klore, skrape
    Sense id: en-kløne-nb-verb-mT7sRoGt
  2. (intransitive) to work clumsily (in a clumsy or klutzy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly) Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): People Synonyms: fikle, forkludre, kludre
    Sense id: en-kløne-nb-verb-rNr7po7r Disambiguation of People: 48 1 51

Inflected forms

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          "text": "[reinsdyrene] grov og klønte [i sneen], men klovene bet ikke",
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          "english": "benefits and delights beyond those we can manage to cling to us with our own struggle and toil",
          "ref": "1930 April 8, Nordlandsposten, page 4",
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          "english": "to mess (it) up",
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          "english": "you clutter too much with details",
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          "english": "they smile at each other, knowing that neither of them would clutz that way",
          "ref": "2001, Brynjulf Raaen, Den som brenner får svi",
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          "english": "there are limits to how much we can mess up to the Lillehammer Olympics before it goes beyond our position as an industrial nation",
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          "english": "do not let politicians mess it up once again",
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          "english": "[the football player] tends to mess it up for himself",
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          "english": "virtuosos find their field [on the high mountains], clumsies and klutzes each their own",
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          "english": "you don't have the hang of it at all, you klutz!",
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          "english": "you clutter too much with details",
          "ref": "1922, Peter Egge, Den hellige sjø, page 19",
          "text": "du kløner for mye med detaljer",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "they smile at each other, knowing that neither of them would clutz that way",
          "ref": "2001, Brynjulf Raaen, Den som brenner får svi",
          "text": "de smiler til hverandre, vel vitende om at ingen av dem ville kløna på den måten",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "there are limits to how much we can mess up to the Lillehammer Olympics before it goes beyond our position as an industrial nation",
          "ref": "1990 March 21, Helgeland Arbeiderblad, quote from Harald Nordvik, page 16",
          "text": "det er grenser for hvor mye vi kan kløne til Lillehammer-OL før det går utover vår posisjon som industrinasjon",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "do not let politicians mess it up once again",
          "ref": "1976 April 13, Aftenposten, page 7",
          "text": "ikke la politikerne kløne det til nok en gang",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "[the football player] tends to mess it up for himself",
          "ref": "2019 August 13, Dagbladet, page 23",
          "text": "[fotballspilleren] har en tendens … til å kløne det til for seg selv",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to work clumsily (in a clumsy or klutzy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly)"
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        "(intransitive) to work clumsily (in a clumsy or klutzy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly)"
      ],
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          "word": "fikle"
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          "word": "forkludre"
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          "word": "kludre"
        }
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈkløːnə/"
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    {
      "rhymes": "-øːnə"
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      "form": "klønen",
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      "form": "kløner",
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      "form": "klønene",
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  "lang_code": "nb",
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        "Norwegian Bokmål terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "he is a klutz on horseback",
          "ref": "1930, Kristian Elster d.y., Bonde Veirskjæg, page 94",
          "text": "han er en kløne paa hesteryggen",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "virtuosos find their field [on the high mountains], clumsies and klutzes each their own",
          "ref": "1923, Tidens Tegn, page 6",
          "text": "virtuoser finner sit felt [på høyfjellet], klosser og kløner sit",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "Per, that klutz",
          "ref": "1933, Sigurd Hoel, Veien til verdens ende, page 340",
          "text": "Per, den kløna",
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        },
        {
          "english": "you don't have the hang of it at all, you klutz!",
          "ref": "1982, Tove Nilsen, Skyskraperengler, page 89",
          "text": "du har jo ikke teken i det hele tatt, di kløne!",
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        }
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          "klutz",
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        {
          "word": "kloss"
        },
        {
          "word": "klodrian"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈkløːnə/"
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      "rhymes": "-øːnə"
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