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pleje.

use to, used to (signifies habitual or repeated events or circumstances.)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈplajə/[ˈpʰl̥ɑːɪ]
  1. use to, used to (signifies habitual or repeated events or circumstances.)

    Jeg plejer at gå en tur om morgenen.
    Der plejer at være et skilt her.
  2. to nurse, to care for, to maintain

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish plæghæ, from Old Norse plaga, from Middle Low German plegen, from Old Saxon plegan, from Proto-West Germanic *plehan. Related to pligt.

noun/ˈplajə/[ˈpʰl̥ɑːɪ]
  1. care (nurture of a sick person or animal)

    common-gender · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish plæghæ, from Old Norse plaga, from Middle Low German plegen, from Old Saxon plegan, from Proto-West Germanic *plehan. Related to pligt.

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