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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From German trotz.
Preposition
tross
- despite
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Etymology 2
Verb
tross
- imperative of trosse
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Swedish
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Swedish tros, from Middle Low German trosse, trotze. Cognate of German Trosse, Dutch tros.
Noun
tross c
- (nautical) hawser
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from German Tross, from Latin trossa (“package”).
Noun
tross c
- (military) baggage, baggage train
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