teig

teig

See also: Teig

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse teigr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tæɪɡ/

Noun

teig m (definite singular teigen, indefinite plural teiger, definite plural teigene)

1. a A distinct portion or plot of land, mostly used for parts of farms.

   Gården har teiger på begge sider av elva.

   The farm owns of pieces of land on both sides of the river.

References

• “teig” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse teigr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛɪːɡ/

Noun

teig m (definite singular teigen, indefinite plural teigar, definite plural teigane)

1. a A distinct portion or plot of land, mostly used for parts of farms.

   Garden har teigar på begge sider av elva.

   The farm owns of pieces of land on both sides of the river.

References

• “teig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• teic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *daigaz, whence also Old English dāg, Old Norse deig and Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌲𐍃 (daigs). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (“to knead, to mold, to form”).[1][2]

Noun

teig m

1. dough, pastry

Descendants

• Middle High German: teic
  • German: Teig
  • Hunsrik: Deich
  • Luxembourgish: Deeg
  • Rhine Franconian: Dääch, Daag, Dääg, Daaig, Deeg, Deich, Deig

    Frankfurterisch: [d̥aːʃ]

    Pennsylvania German: Deeg

• Yiddish: טייג‎ (teyg)

References

1. Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “teig”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN
2. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “dough”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.