tjore.
to tether; to fasten an animal with a tjor (“tether”)
Meaning & usage
to tether; to fasten an animal with a tjor (“tether”)
Tjor oksen forsvarlig.
to restrain, curb or hold under control
to tie down, secure, anchor or moor
De tjoret båthuset til knausen.
Alle løse gjenstander må tjores fast. ― All loose objects must be secured.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse tjóðra (“to tether”), a denominal verb formed from tjóðr (“tether”) with the verb-forming suffix -a. The noun is from Proto-Germanic *teudrą (“tether; cord, rope”), also reconstructed as *tūdrą. By surface analysis, tjor (“tether”) + e (“verb-forming suffix”). The further origin of the Proto-Germanic noun is uncertain. It has been connected with *dewk- (“to pull”) or *dewh₂- (“to tie, secure”), with an instrumental noun suffix, while another proposal connects it with *deh₁-. Doublet of tøyre (“to tether, restrain”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tjore and tjora, Danish tøjre, Swedish tjudra, Icelandic tjóðra and Faroese tjóðra (“to tether”).
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