nøye
See also: noyé
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse nœgja, gnœgja, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgijaną. Cognates include Icelandic nægja, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ganōhjan) and German genügen.
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
nøye (present tense nøyer, past tense nøgde, supine nøgd or nøgt, past participle nøgd, present participle nøyande, imperative nøy)
- (reflexive) to be content, to settle (with)
- Han nøgde seg ikkje med å ikkje tapa; han skulle vinne!
- He wasn't happy with not losing; he was going to win!
- (transitive, rare) to satisfy
Etymology 2 edit
Adjective edit
nøye (indeclinable, comparative nøyare, indefinite superlative nøyast, definite superlative nøyaste)
Etymology 3 edit
Adjective edit
nøye
References edit
- “nøye” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.