tåpe

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the Old Norse adjective tæpr; related to the verb tæpe.

Noun

tåpe m (definite singular tåpen, indefinite plural tåper, definite plural tåpene)

a fool, ninny, simpleton

Derived terms

tåpelig

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the Old Norse adjective tæpr; related to the verb tæpe.

Noun

tåpe m (definite singular tåpen, indefinite plural tåpar, definite plural tåpane)

a fool, ninny, simpleton

Derived terms

tåpeleg

References

“tåpe” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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