tykkes

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Danish

Etymology

Old Danish thykk(i)æ, from Old Norse þykkja (to seem), from Proto-Germanic *þunkijaną (to seem, to appear), cognate with English think, German dünken. Related to Danish tænke. In the modern standard language replaced by synes.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtykəs/, , (West Jutlandic)

Verb

tykkes (past tense tyktes or tykkedes, past participle tyktes or tykkedes)

  1. (archaic) to seem, appear
    • 1874, Fr. Winkel Horn, Billeder af Livet paa Island, page 130:
      Det tyktes ham saare uhyggeligt, at være der i Fjeldene.
      It seemed very frightening to him to be in those mountains.
  2. (archaic or dialect) to think
    • 1904, Jens Skytte, På sommerveje:
      Jeg tykkes nu, her er bleven saa livligt og hyggeligt, siden han kom.
      Well, I think things have become so lively and cozy since he came.
    • 2019, Søren Hyldeborg Andersen, Lyden af sne: En roman, page 380:
      Nå, så det tøws du.
      Oh, so you think so!

Usage notes

The pronunciation is often spelled tøws in dialect texts.

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