speking

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspeː.kɪŋ/ Rhymes: -eːkɪŋ Hyphenation: spe‧king === Etymology 1 === From speke (“to cure or preserve by salting and drying”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”). ==== Alternative forms ==== spekning (“curing, preservation by salting and drying”) ==== Noun ==== speking f or m (definite singular spekinga or spekingen, indefinite plural spekinger, definite plural spekingene) curing; preservation of meat, fish, or similar food by salting, drying, and often smoking Skinka hang til speking i flere måneder. ― The ham hung for curing for several months. === Etymology 2 === From speke (“to freeze; to form a crust of ice”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”). ==== Noun ==== speking f or m (definite singular spekinga or spekingen, indefinite plural spekinger, definite plural spekingene) (dialectal) freezing; formation of ice or a crust of ice === Etymology 3 === From speke (“to mortify, chasten”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”). ==== Noun ==== speking f or m (definite singular spekinga or spekingen, indefinite plural spekinger, definite plural spekingene) (obsolete) mortification, chastening; ascetic restraint of the body, urges, or earthly needs Synonyms: spekelse, askese === References === “speke_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “speke_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). “speke_3” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).