trå
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Danish trodhe, trædhe, Old Norse troða, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną (“to tread”). See under træde.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
trå
References edit
Norn edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic *þrawō.
Noun edit
trå
- desire, great longing
- a place where profit may be expected
Verb edit
trå
- to have a great desire for
- to long for
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
trå (imperative trå, present tense trår, passive trås, simple past trådde or trådte or tro, past participle trådd or trådt, present participle trående)
- to tread, step, set foot (på / on)
- trå vannet - tread water
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “trå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
trå f (definite singular tråa, indefinite plural tråer, definite plural tråene)
Verb edit
trå (present tense trår, past tense trådde, past participle trått/trådd, passive infinitive tråast, present participle tråande, imperative trå)
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
trå (masculine and feminine trå, neuter trått, definite singular and plural trå or tråe, comparative tråare, indefinite superlative tråast, definite superlative tråaste)
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Norse troða, as is also its doublet of trø and tre.
Verb edit
trå (present tense trår, past tense trådde, past participle trått/trådd, passive infinitive tråast, present participle tråande, imperative trå)
- to tread
References edit
- “trå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic *þrawō (“longing, suffering”).
Noun edit
trå c or f
Derived terms edit
- åtrå (“(romantic) desire”)
Related terms edit
- trånad (“great longing”)