tjå

See also: tja, tjá, and þjá

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• Homophones: hjå, kjå

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þjá, from Proto-Germanic *þewāną (“to enslave, to subject”). Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *tekʷ- (“to run”).

Verb

tjå (present tense tjår, past tense tjådde, past participle tjått/tjådd, passive infinitive tjåast, present participle tjåande, imperative tjå)

1. to harass, annoy

Derived terms

• tjå ut

Related terms

• tene
• tjåke

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tjá, tjóa (“to help”).

Verb

tjå (present tense tjår, past tense tjådde, past participle tjått/tjådd, passive infinitive tjåast, present participle tjåande, imperative tjå)

1. to suffice, be enough

References

• “tjå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.