trive

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þrífa. Cognates include Icelandic þrífa and Faroese tríva.

Verb

trive (present tense triver, simple past trev or treiv, past participle trevet or trivd, present participle trivende, imperative triv)

1. (transitive) to grip, snatch, sieze

See also

• trives

References

• “trive” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• triva (a infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse þrífa. Cognates include Icelandic þrífa and Faroese tríva.

Verb

trive (present tense triv, past tense treiv, supine trive, past participle triven, present participle trivande, imperative triv)

1. (transitive) to grip, snatch, sieze

See also

• trivast

References

• “trive” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.