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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Danish tiæræ, from Old Norse tjara, from Proto-Germanic *terwą, cognate with Swedish tjära, English tar, and German Teer.
Noun
tjære c (singular definite tjæren, not used in plural form)
- tar
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Derived from the noun. Compare Swedish tjära, English tar, German teeren. Old Norse tjǫrga is derived from the adjective Old Norse tjǫrugr (“tarred”).
Verb
tjære (imperative tjær, infinitive at tjære, present tense tjærer, past tense tjærede, perfect tense har tjæret)
- tar
Conjugation
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse tjara.
Noun
tjære m or f (definite singular tjæra or tjæren)
- tar
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse tjara.
Noun
tjære f (definite singular tjæra)
- tar
References