tykkjast

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

From passive form of tykkja.

Pronunciation

Verb

tykkjast (present tense tykkjest, past tense tyktest, past participle tykst)

  1. to think (about oneself), to consider
    • 1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge:
      Daa han no tyktest hava freistat nog med godo, so tok han til aa freista med vondo og skulde skræma henne []
      When he now thought he had tried long enough in a nice way, he started trying in a rough way, and wanted to scare her
  2. to seem like
    Han tykkjest vera ein klok mann.
    He seems to be a wise man.

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