þrýsta

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þrýsta, from Proto-Germanic *þrūstijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (to push, thrust).

Pronunciation

Verb

þrýsta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þrýsti, supine þrýst)

  1. to squeeze, to press
  2. to force, to compel

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