Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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  • tryte (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

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From Old Norse þrjóta.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tryta (present tense tryt, past tense traut, supine trote, past participle troten, present participle trytande, imperative tryt)

  1. (archaic) to end, to stop
    Allting må tryta.
    Everything must end (All things have an end).

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish þrȳta, from Old Norse þrjóta, from Proto-Germanic *þreutaną.

Verb

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tryta (present tryter, preterite tröt, supine trutit, imperative tryt)

  1. to (begin to) run out (of supplies, time, patience)
    När tålamodet tryter, blir jag arg.
    When my patience runs out, I get angry.
    • c. 1907, “Så grant står Östergyllen [Eastern Gold is so close]”‎[1]performed by Sten Granlund:
      När vårdkaseldar brunno, ej tröto män med svärd / till hemmens värn på slätter och i skogar.
      When signal fires did burn, men with swords were not missing / to guard their homes, on plains and woodlands.

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