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Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
tyda
- simple past and past participle of tyde
Alternative forms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
tyda (present tense tyder, past tense tydde, past participle tydt/tydd, passive infinitive tydast, present participle tydande, imperative tyd)
- to interpret, decipher
Kan du tyda dette for meg?- Can you interpret this for me?
- to mean
Kva skal dette tyda?- What is this supposed to mean?
- to indicate
Det er lite som tyder på at fienden deira gjorde det.- There is little to indicate that their enemy did it.
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References
- “tyda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þȳþa, from Old Norse þýða, from Proto-Germanic *þiudijaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
tyda (present tyder, preterite tydde, supine tytt, imperative tyd)
- to interpret; to understand the meaning of
Kan du tyda min handstil?- Can you understand my handwriting?
Det var så mycket brus i signalen att ingen lyckades tyda den.- There were so much noise in the signal that nobody managed to interpret it.
- to indicate; to give a hint about an otherwise unknown fact
Det finns inget som tyder på att sjukdomen skulle ha förvärrats.- There is nothing indicating that the illness would have gotten worse.
Conjugation
Conjugation of tyda (weak)
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