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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse taumr, from Proto-Germanic *taumaz, cognate with Swedish töm (“rein”), German Zaum (“bridle”), English team.
Noun
tømme c (singular definite tømmen, plural indefinite tømmer)
- rein
Declension
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse tœma, from Proto-Germanic *tōmijaną, cognate with Swedish tömma, Old Saxon tōmian (“to free”). Derived from the adjective *tōmaz (“empty”) (Danish tom).
Verb
tømme (past tense tømte, past participle tømt)
- to empty
Conjugation
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse tǿma, tœma.
Verb
tømme (imperative tøm, present tense tømmer, passive tømmes, simple past tømte, past participle tømt, present participle tømmende)
- to empty (something)
Derived terms
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse tǿma, tœma.
Verb
tømme (present tense tømmer, past tense tømde or tømte, past participle tømt, passive infinitive tømmast, present participle tømmande, imperative tøm)
- to empty (something)
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