fleip

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse fleipr n (babble, tattle).

Noun

fleip m (definite singular fleipen, indefinite plural fleiper, definite plural fleipene)

  1. irony, sarcasm
  2. someone who uses irony, a joker

Usage notes

  • Prior to a 2020 reform decision, this noun was considered grammatically neuter, thus declining as fleipet, fleip, fleipa. These forms are now nonstandard.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse fleipr n (babble, tattle).

Noun

fleip m (definite singular fleipen, indefinite plural fleipar, definite plural fleipane)

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  2. irony, sarcasm

References

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