kjempe

• IPA^(key): /çɛmpə/
• Rhymes: -ɛmpə

From Old Norse kempa.

kjempe f or m (definite singular kjempa or kjempen, indefinite plural kjemper, definite plural kjempene)

1. a giant, titan
2. (botany) ribgrass, ribwort, plantain (plant of genus Plantago)

• kjempe-

From German Low German kempen.

kjempe (imperative kjemp, present tense kjemper, simple past and past participle kjempa or kjempet, present participle kjempende)

1. to fight
2. to struggle
3. to grapple, combat, wrestle, battle

• bekjempe
• kjemper
• nedkjempe
• utkjempe

• “kjempe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse kempa.

kjempe f (definite singular kjempa, indefinite plural kjemper, definite plural kjempene)

1. a giant, titan
2. (botany) ribgrass, ribwort, plantain (plant of genus Plantago)
3. a big and strong man or warrior

• kjempe-
• nedkjempe (of verb)
• utkjempe (of verb)

• “kjempe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.