tørke

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See also: torke

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse þurka.

Noun

tørke f or m (definite singular tørka or tørken, indefinite plural tørker, definite plural tørkene)

  1. a drought
Derived terms

Etymology 2

As above, see also tørr

Verb

tørke (imperative tørk, present tense tørker, passive tørkes, simple past and past participle tørka or tørket, present participle tørkende)

  1. to dry (something)
  2. to wipe (something)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse þurka.

Alternative forms

Noun

tørke m (definite singular tørken, indefinite plural tørkar, definite plural tørkane)

  1. a drought
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þurka.

Alternative forms

Verb

tørke (present tense tørkar, past tense tørka, past participle tørka, passive infinitive tørkast, present participle tørkande, imperative tørke/tørk)

  1. to dry (something)
  2. to wipe (something)
Derived terms

References