kvesse

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From oral Norwegian, from Old Norse hvessa. Compare to Norwegian Nynorsk kvesse. An alternative of the earlier form hvesse or hvæsse (of Danish origin). === Verb === kvesse (imperative kvess, present tense kvesser, passive kvesses, simple past kvessa or kvesset or kvesste, past participle kvessa or kvesset or kvesst, present participle kvessende) to sharpen (something) ==== Alternative forms ==== hvesse hvæsse (Riksmål) kvæsse === References === “kvesse” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “kvesse_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse hvessa. === Verb === kvesse (present tense kvesser, past tense kvesste, past participle kvesst, passive infinitive kvessast, present participle kvessande, imperative kvess) to sharpen (something) ==== Alternative forms ==== kvessa === References === “kvesse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.