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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

trenge.

to press

6 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to press

  2. to need, require

    Jeg trenger å spise.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Danish trænge, from Old Norse þrøngva, from Proto-Germanic *þrangwijaną (“to press, to push”). In some uses the Danish verb probably absorbed the related strong verb Old Norse þryngva, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną.

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