trenge
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse þryngva, influenced by Danish trænge, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk trengja, trengje, trenga, trenge and Icelandic þryngva.
Verb edit
trenge (imperative treng, present tense trenger, simple past trengte, past participle trengt, present participle trengende)
- to press
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse þrøngva, influenced by Danish trænge, from Proto-Germanic *þrangwijaną (“to press, to push”), causative of *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk trenga, trenge, Danish trænge, Swedish tränga, Icelandic þröngva.
Verb edit
trenge (imperative treng, present tense trenger, simple past trengte, past participle trengt, present participle trengende)
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
See the respective main entries.
Verb edit
trenge (present tense treng, past tense trong, past participle trunge, passive infinitive trengast, present participle trengande, imperative treng)
- Alternative form of trenga
Verb edit
trenge (present tense trenger, past tense trengde, past participle trengt, passive infinitive trengast, present participle trengande, imperative treng)
- Alternative form of trengja