donkraft

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German dumkraft, from Old Saxon thūmo (“thumb”) + kraft (“force, power”). Compare with German daumkraft, Swedish domkraft.

Noun

donkraft

1. a jack (lifting device)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German dumkraft, compare with Danish donkraft, Swedish domkraft.

Noun

donkraft f or m (definite singular donkrafta or donkraften, indefinite plural donkrafter, definite plural donkraftene)

1. a jack (lifting device)

Synonyms

• jekk

References

• “donkraft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German dumkraft.

Noun

donkraft f (definite singular donkrafta, indefinite plural donkrafter, definite plural donkraftene)

1. a jack (lifting device)

Synonyms

• jekk

References

• “donkraft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.