gispe

gispe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse geispa

Verb

gispe (imperative gisp, present tense gisper, passive gispes, simple past and past participle gispa or gispet, present participle gispende)

1. to gasp
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     "Tre hundre og tjue tusen i 1000- og 100-dollarsedler!" leste Jock og gispet.

     "Three hundred and twenty thousand in 1000 and 100 dollar bills!" read Jock and gasped.

Derived terms

• gisp (noun)

References

• “gispe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “gispe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse geispa

Verb

gispe (present tense gispar, past tense gispa, past participle gispa, passive infinitive gispast, present participle gispande, imperative gisp/gispe)

1. to gasp

Alternative forms

• gispa

Derived terms

• gisp (noun)

References

• “gispe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.