Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tarjaną, possibly via a borrowing from Low German. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tæra Swedish tära, Dutch teren, German zehren.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

tæra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative tærði, supine tært)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to corrode
    Synonym: eyða

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

  • tærast (to disintegrate; to waste away)
  • tæring (corrosion)

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse tæra, from Middle Low German teren. Compare Icelandic tæra and Swedish tära.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

tæra (present tense tærer, past tense tærte, past participle tært, passive infinitive tærast, present participle tærande, imperative tær)

  1. to corrode, erode
  2. to wear, wear out

Further reading edit