German

Noun

Klinge f ‎(genitive Klinge, plural Klingen)

1. blade (of a weapon or tool)

Declension

Derived terms

• die Klingen kreuzen
• über die Klinge springen lassen
• Rasierklinge

Descendants

• Esperanto: klingo
• Norwegian Bokmål: klinge
• Norwegian Nynorsk: klinge

German

Verb

klinge

1. First-person singular present of klingen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of klingen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of klingen.
4. Imperative singular of klingen.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From German Klinge

Noun

klinge m ‎(definite singular klingen, indefinite plural klinger, definite plural klingene)

1. a blade (e.g. of a sword)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German klingen and Old Norse klingja

Verb

klinge ‎(imperative kling, present tense klinger, simple past klang, past participle klinget or klingt, present participle klingende)

1. to ring, sound
2. to clink, jingle, tinkle

References

• “klinge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From German Klinge

Noun

klinge f ‎(definite singular klinga, indefinite plural klinger, definite plural klingene)

1. a blade (e.g. of a sword)

References

• “klinge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.