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Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse þjá, from Proto-Germanic *þewāną (“to enslave, to subject”). Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *tekʷ- (“to run”).
Verb
tjå (present tense tjår, past tense tjådde, past participle tjått/tjådd, passive infinitive tjåast, present participle tjåande, imperative tjå)
- to harass, annoy
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse tjá, tjóa (“to help”).
Verb
tjå (present tense tjår, past tense tjådde, past participle tjått/tjådd, passive infinitive tjåast, present participle tjåande, imperative tjå)
- to suffice, be enough
References
- “tjå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.