kløne

== Norwegian Bokmål == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkløːnə/ Rhymes: -øːnə Hyphenation: klø‧ne === Verb === kløne (passive klønes, imperative kløn, present tense kløner, simple past klønte, past participle klønt, present participle klønende, verbal noun kløning) (dialectal, transitive) to scratch (to dig or scrape with claws or fingernails) Synonyms: klore, skrape (intransitive) to work clumsily (in a clumsy or klutzy manner or way; without care or finesse, often hurriedly or awkwardly) Synonyms: fikle, forkludre, kludre kløne (det) til ― to mess (it) up === Noun === kløne f or m (definite singular kløna or klønen, indefinite plural kløner, definite plural klønene) a klutz (a clumsy or stupid person) Synonyms: kloss, klodrian === References === “kløne” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “kløne_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “kløne_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). === Anagrams === kløen, knøle, løken, nøkle