trygla
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- trygle
Etymology
From Middle Low German truggelen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²trʏɡlɑ/
Verb
trygla (present tense tryglar, past tense trygla, past participle trygla, passive infinitive tryglast, present participle tryglande, imperative trygl/trygla)
- to beg (ask intensely, desperately for something)
- 1945, Jakob Sande, "Da Daniel drog":
- […] medan Knute-Sivert, yngste bror hans, står og tryglar om å få bli med.
- […] while Knute-Sivert, his youngest brother, is begging to be allowed to come with him.
- […] medan Knute-Sivert, yngste bror hans, står og tryglar om å få bli med.
- 1945, Jakob Sande, "Da Daniel drog":
References
- “trygla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.