tygge
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse tyggva, tyggja, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną. Cognate with English chew and German kauen (“to chew”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tygge (imperative tyg, infinitive at tygge, present tense tygger, past tense tyggede, perfect tense har tygget)
- to chew
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “tygge” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse tyggja, tyggva, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.
Verb edit
tygge (imperative tygg, present tense tygger, simple past tygde or tygget, past participle tygd or tygget, present participle tyggende)
- to chew
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “tygge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Verb edit
tygge (present tense tygg, past tense togg, past participle togge, passive infinitive tyggast, present participle tyggande, imperative tygg)
- Alternative form of tyggja