trå

trå

Norn

Etymology

From Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic *þrawō.

Noun

trå

1. desire, great longing
2. a place where profit may be expected

Verb

trå

1. to have a great desire for
2. to long for

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse troða

Verb

trå (imperative trå, present tense trår, passive trås, simple past trådde or trådte or tro, past participle trådd or trådt, present participle trående)

1. to tread, step, set foot (på / on)

   trå vannet - tread water

Derived terms

• tråbil

References

• “trå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þrá.

Verb

trå

1. to feel uncomfortable and yearn for the old home; of cattle, who moved to another place where they are not happy

   Finnhästn, ji rådd mäg, trådd sä’n ga säg dill å sema över Kvarken å drånknä.

   The Finnish horse you recommended me, longed for his home so much that he tried to swim over Kvarken and drowned.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þráðr.

Noun

trå m (definite singular trån)

1. thread