tygge
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse tyggva, tyggja, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.
Pronunciation
- Homophone: tykke
- Rhymes: -yɡə
Verb
tygge (imperative tyg, infinitive at tygge, present tense tygger, past tense tyggede, perfect tense har tygget)
- to chew
References
- “tygge” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse tyggja, tyggva, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.
Verb
tygge (imperative tygg, present tense tygger, simple past tygde or tygget, past participle tygd or tygget, present participle tyggende)
- to chew
Derived terms
- tyggegummi
References
- “tygge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
tygge (present tense tygg, past tense togg, past participle togge, passive infinitive tyggast, present participle tyggande, imperative tygg)
- Alternative form of tyggja