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Faroese
Noun
tjøru
- accusative singular indefinite of tjøra f
- dative singular indefinite of tjøra f
- genitive singular indefinite of tjøra f
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
tjøru f (plural tjøro)
- (dialectal or nonstandard since 1917) alternative form of tjøre (“tar”)
1930, Kjetil A. Flatin, Tussar og trolldom, Oslo: Norsk folkeminnelag, page 80:I mange mannsaldrar etter var det synleg der tjøro hadde runni.- For many ages, it was visible where the tar had run.
1979, Hans Hyldbakk, Gamalt frå Surnadal, Surnadal kommune, page 194:Tølløv vart vars ei stor bøtte med tjøru, som stod bortmed skålaråa. Han tok bøtta og kvelvde ho nedover hauvet på karen, berre så tjørua rann nedover kroppen.- Tølløv noticed big bucket of tar by the . He took the bucket and turned it over the man's head, so that the tar ran down his body.
Usage notes
- Definite singular tjøro, belongs to a paradigm of the scarcely used spelling norm Midlandsnormalen (1901-1917).