tjøre
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See also: tjore
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
tjøre f or m (definite singular tjøra or tjøren, indefinite plural tjører, definite plural tjørene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tjære
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From tjǫru, the oblique singular forms of Old Norse tjara f, from Proto-Germanic *terwǭ, *terwą. Akin to English tar. The verb is derived from the noun.
Pronunciation
Noun
tjøre f (definite singular tjøra, indefinite plural tjører, definite plural tjørene)
Derived terms
Verb
tjøre (present tense tjørar, past tense tjøra, past participle tjøra, passive infinitive tjørast, present participle tjørande, imperative tjøre/tjør)
See also
- fjøre (for its similarities)
References
- “tjøre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.