slipe

Norwegian

verb

Definitions

to grind
to sharpen, hone a knife, also figurative
to polish e.g. marble, also figurative
to cut crystal glass, precious stones

Etymology

Derived from Middle Low German slipen.

Origin

Middle Low German

slipen

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

liipata Finnish
sliipata Finnish
papir Norwegian Bokmål
slipepapir Norwegian Bokmål
slipa Swedish
slipark Swedish
slipmaskin Swedish
slipe Norwegian Nynorsk
slibe Danish
sliber Danish
slipen Middle Low German
slīpen Middle Low German