klippe

klippe (plural klippes or klippen)

1. A geological feature of thrust fault terrains.

From Middle Low German klippe, related to klif (“cliff, rock”), from Old Saxon *klif, from Proto-West Germanic *klib, from Proto-Germanic *klibą.^[1]

klippe (in compounds: klippe-)

1. bedrock, rock; large, contiguous body of immobile stone
2. (figuratively) something or someone that is very reliable

From Old Norse klippa (“to clip”).

klippe (imperative klip, infinitive at klippe, present tense klipper, past tense klippede, perfect tense har klippet)

1. to cut with scissors

From Middle Low German klippe.

klippe m (definite singular klippen, indefinite plural klipper, definite plural klippene)

1. a cliff

• klippevegg

From Old Norse klippa.

klippe (imperative klipp, present tense klipper, passive klippes, simple past klippa or klippet or klipte, past participle klippa or klippet or klipt, present participle klippende)

1. to cut (e.g. with scissors, a lawnmower)
2. to clip
3. to move eyelids fast.

• klipper (noun)
• snauklippe

• “klippe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Middle Low German klippe.

klippe f (definite singular klippa, indefinite plural klipper, definite plural klippene)

1. a cliff

• klippevegg

From Old Norse klippa and klyppa.

• klippa, klyppa, klyppe

klippe (present tense klipper, past tense klipte, past participle klipt, passive infinitive klippast, present participle klippande, imperative klipp)

1. to cut with scissors
2. to clip
3. to move eyelids fast.

• snauklippe

• “klippe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.