trå

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish trodhe, trædhe, Old Norse troða, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną (“to tread”). See under træde.

Pronunciation

Verb

trå

  1. (dialect) to tread

References

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic *þrawō.

Noun

trå

  1. desire, great longing
  2. a place where profit may be expected

Verb

trå

  1. to have a great desire for
  2. to long for

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse troða.

Verb

trå (imperative trå, present tense trår, passive trås, simple past trådde or trådte or tro, past participle trådd or trådt, present participle trående)

  1. to tread, step, set foot (på / on)
    trå vannet - tread water

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þrá.

Noun

trå f (definite singular tråa, indefinite plural tråer, definite plural tråene)

  1. a strong wish, yearning, longing, want etc.

Verb

trå (present tense trår, past tense trådde, past participle trått/trådd, passive infinitive tråast, present participle tråande, imperative trå)

  1. to yearn, long

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þrár.

Adjective

trå (masculine and feminine trå, neuter trått, definite singular and plural trå or tråe, comparative tråare, indefinite superlative tråast, definite superlative tråaste)

  1. resilient, unbending, patient
  2. stubborn
  3. (physics) inert
    Synonym: treg
  4. bitter, shrill
    Synonym: beisk

Etymology 3

From Old Norse troða, as is also its doublet of trø and tre.

Verb

trå (present tense trår, past tense trådde, past participle trått/trådd, passive infinitive tråast, present participle tråande, imperative trå)

  1. to tread

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic *þrawō (“longing, suffering”).

Noun

trå c or f

  1. (obsolete) desire, great longing
  2. (obsolete) agony, great suffering

Derived terms

  • åtrå (“(romantic) desire”)

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