tømme

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See also: tomme

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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. 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)

  1. to empty (something)

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