truande

See also: truandé

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: truandent, truandes

Verb

truande

1. inflection of truander:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the verb tru. Similar to Danish and Swedish troende.

Adjective

truande (singular and plural truande, comparative meir truande, superlative mest truande)

1. of someone who believes, particularly of religious belief

   Det bur mange truande folk i denne byen.

   There are many believers in this town.

   Dei truande samla seg i stavkyrkja

   The believers gathered in the stave church

2. (somewhat rare) reliable

   Synonyms: påliteleg, sikker, truleg

Verb

truande

1. present participle of tru

Etymology 2

Adjective

truande (singular and plural truande, comparative meir truande, superlative mest truande)

1. Alternative form of trugande

Verb

truande

1. present participle of trua

Further reading

• “truande” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.