Icelandic

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, possibly via a borrowing from Low German. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tæra Swedish tära, Dutch teren, German zehren.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tæra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative tærði, supine tært)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to corrode
    Synonym: eyða

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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  • tærast (to disintegrate; to waste away)
  • tæring (corrosion)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse tæra, from Middle Low German teren. Compare Icelandic tæra and Swedish tära.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tæra (present tense tærer, past tense tærte, past participle tært, passive infinitive tærast, present participle tærande, imperative tær)

  1. to corrode, erode
  2. to wear, wear out

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