See also: Teig

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse teigr.

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Noun

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teig m (definite singular teigen, indefinite plural teiger, definite plural teigene)

  1. a A distinct portion or plot of land, mostly used for parts of farms.
    Gården har teiger på begge sider av elva.
    The farm owns of pieces of land on both sides of the river.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse teigr.

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Noun

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teig m (definite singular teigen, indefinite plural teigar, definite plural teigane)

  1. A distinct portion or plot of land, mostly used for parts of farms.
    Garden har teigar på begge sider av elva.
    The farm owns of pieces of land on both sides of the river.

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Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *daigaz, whence also Old English dāg, Old Norse deig and Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍃 (daigs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (to knead, to mold, to form).[1] [2]

Noun

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teig m

  1. dough, pastry

Descendants

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  • Middle High German: teic
  • Yiddish: טייג (teyg)

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  1. ^ Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “teig”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
  2. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “dough”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.