þrøngva

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See also: þrǫngva

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrangwijaną.

Verb

þrøngva

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to press on one
    hann tók at þrøngva mik mjǫk
    he took and pressed me hard
  2. (impersonal, with genitive) to straiten, tighten
    er Ribbungar sá, at alla vega þrøngði kosti þeirra
    that on all sides, their means were straitened
  3. (ditransitive) to force
    þrøngva e-m til e-s
    to force one to a thing
    þrøngva e-m undir sik
    to subdue one by force
    þrøngva e-t út af e-m
    to extort from one
  4. (reflexive) to throng, press forward
    þeir réðust í móti ok þrøngðust at vaðinu
    (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    loftit þrøngvist ok þykknar
    the air waxes close and thickens

Conjugation

Conjugation of þrøngva — active (weak class 1)
infinitive þrøngva
present participle þrøngvandi
past participle þrøngðr
indicative present past
1st-person singular þrøngvi þrøngða
2nd-person singular þrøngvir þrøngðir
3rd-person singular þrøngvir þrøngði
1st-person plural þrøngum þrøngðum
2nd-person plural þrøngvið þrøngðuð
3rd-person plural þrøngva þrøngðu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þrøngva þrøngða
2nd-person singular þrøngvir þrøngðir
3rd-person singular þrøngvi þrøngði
1st-person plural þrøngvim þrøngðim
2nd-person plural þrøngvið þrøngðið
3rd-person plural þrøngvi þrøngði
imperative present
2nd-person singular þrøng, þrøngvi
1st-person plural þrøngum
2nd-person plural þrøngvið
Conjugation of þrøngva — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive þrøngvask
present participle þrøngvandisk
past participle þrøngsk
indicative present past
1st-person singular þrøngumk þrøngðumk
2nd-person singular þrøngvisk þrøngðisk
3rd-person singular þrøngvisk þrøngðisk
1st-person plural þrøngumsk þrøngðumsk
2nd-person plural þrøngvizk þrøngðuzk
3rd-person plural þrøngvask þrøngðusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular þrøngumk þrøngðumk
2nd-person singular þrøngvisk þrøngðisk
3rd-person singular þrøngvisk þrøngðisk
1st-person plural þrøngvimsk þrøngðimsk
2nd-person plural þrøngvizk þrøngðizk
3rd-person plural þrøngvisk þrøngðisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular þrøngsk, þrøngvisk
1st-person plural þrøngumsk
2nd-person plural þrøngvizk

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trenge, trengje
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trenge
  • Swedish: tränga

References

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