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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish thrængia, from Old Norse (east) þrengja, (west) þrøngva, from Proto-Germanic *þrangwijaną (“to press, push”), cognate with Norwegian trenge, Swedish tränga, German drängen. A causative of *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push”).
Pronunciation
Verb
trænge (past tense trængte, past participle trængt)
- (intransitive) to need, want (normally with the preposition til)
- Synonym: behøve
- (transitive) to press, force
- (intransitive) to advance, force
- (reflexive) to push, intrude
- (passive voice) to crowd
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