Alternative forms

• krenkje
• krenka, krenke (also Bokmål)

Etymology

From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#KRENKJACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#KRENKJA krenkja.

Verb

krenkja (imperative krenk, present tense krenkjer, simple past krenkte, past participle krenkt)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#KRENKJACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#KRENKJACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#KRENKJACategory:Pages with entries#KRENKJACategory:Pages with 1 entry#KRENKJA

1. to trespass against; not to heed

   Ho krenkte ei lov.

   She broke a law.

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   Det krenkjer menneskerettane!

   That infringes upon human rights!

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2. to offend
3. (archaic, Biblical) to seduce, rape

References

• “krenkja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.