tø

See also: to, tö, and Appendix:Variations of "to"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse þeyja, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaną. Cognate with German tauen.

Verb

tø (infinitive at tø, present tense tør, past tense tøede, perfect tense har tøet)

1. to thaw

See also

• tø op
• optø
• tøbrud
• tøsjap

References

• “tø” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þeyja.

Verb

tø (present tense tør, past tense tødde, past participle tødd)

1. to become milder, to thaw
2. (intransitive, figurative) to become more obliging and sociable

References

• “tø” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tøya, tøye (verb, long forms)
• tøy, tøyr (noun)

Etymology

• (verb): From Old Norse þeyja, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaną. Akin to English thaw.
• (noun): From Old Norse þeyr, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaz.

Verb

tø (present tense tør, past tense tødde, past participle tøtt/tødd, passive infinitive tøast, present participle tøande, imperative tø)

1. to become milder, to thaw

   Synonyms: smelte, bråne, tine

2. (intransitive, figurative) to become more obliging and sociable

Noun

tø m (definite singular tøen, indefinite plural tøar, definite plural tøane)

1. good, mild weather

Derived terms

• tøvêr

Related terms

• tå (“thawed, thawed ground”)
• tåe

References

• “tø” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.