tjøre
See also: tjore
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Noun edit
tjøre f or m (definite singular tjøra or tjøren, indefinite plural tjører, definite plural tjørene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tjære
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From tjǫru, the oblique singular forms of Old Norse tjara f, from Proto-Germanic *terwǭ, *terwą. Akin to English tar. The verb is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tjøre f (definite singular tjøra, indefinite plural tjører, definite plural tjørene)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
tjøre (present tense tjørar, past tense tjøra, past participle tjøra, passive infinitive tjørast, present participle tjørande, imperative tjøre/tjør)
See also edit
- fjøre (for its similarities)
References edit
- “tjøre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.