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nappa.

to take the bait, to bite (of a fish)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to take the bait, to bite (of a fish)

    Gäddan nappade
  2. to have fish take the bait

    impersonal
    Det nappar i sjön
  3. to take up, to jump on, to snap up, etc. (like "take the bait," but neutral)

    figuratively
    Ingen nappade på erbjudandet
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Swedish nappa, from Old Norse *hnappa, from Proto-Germanic *hnappōną. Possibly related to näpen and näpsa.

noun
  1. Napa leather

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English Napa.

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