Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse þvinga.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

þvinga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þvingaði, supine þvingað)

  1. to force

Conjugation edit

Noun edit

þvinga f (genitive singular þvingu, nominative plural þvingur)

  1. clamp (tool to hold things tightly together)

Declension edit

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *þwinhaną, related to *þwangiz (clamp, strap).

Verb edit

þvinga

  1. to weigh down
  2. to compel, force

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: þvinga
  • Faroese: tvinga
  • Old Swedish: þvinga
  • Old Danish: thwingæ
  • Norwegian:
  • Middle English: twingen

References edit

Old Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse þvinga.

Verb edit

þvinga

  1. to weigh down
  2. to compel, force

Conjugation edit