trive
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse þrífa. Cognates include Icelandic þrífa and Faroese tríva.
Verb
trive (present tense triver, simple past trev or treiv, past participle trevet or trivd, present participle trivende, imperative triv)
- (transitive) to grip, snatch, sieze
See also
- trives
References
- “trive” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- triva (a infinitive)
Etymology
From Old Norse þrífa. Cognates include Icelandic þrífa and Faroese tríva.
Verb
trive (present tense triv, past tense treiv, supine trive, past participle triven, present participle trivande, imperative triv)
- (transitive) to grip, snatch, sieze
See also
- trivast
References
- “trive” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.