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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse teikna, from Proto-Germanic *taiknijaną, cognate with German zeichnen and Dutch tekenen. Derived from the noun *taiką (“sign”), cf. Danish tegn.
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Verb
tegne (imperative tegn, infinitive at tegne, present tense tegner, past tense tegnede, perfect tense har tegnet)
- draw
- design
- represent
- appear, seem, promise
- sign a contract
Inflection
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse teikna, tákna, and German zeichnen.
Pronunciation
Verb
tegne (imperative tegn, present tense tegner, passive tegnes, simple past and past participle tegna or tegnet, present participle tegnende)
- to draw (produce a drawing or picture)
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