Fromni- +be(“pray”).
nibe (present tenseniber,past tensenibad,supinenibeddornibedtornibede,past participlenibeddornibeden,present participlenibedande,imperativenibe)
- toprayurgently and/orearnestly
1935,Olav Duun,Gud smiler, Oslo: Norli, page 9:Ho haddenibedt Gud at han måtte la henne finne ein 10-øring.- She hadprayed hard that God let her find a 10øre coin.
- “nibe” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.
FromLatinnivem.
nibe m (pluralnibes)
- (Nuorese, weather)snow