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tryga.

a snowshoe (usually for a horse, but some types can be used for humans)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a snowshoe (usually for a horse, but some types can be used for humans)

    common-gender · historical
  2. synonym of truga (“basket (usually disc-like piece attached near the bottom of a ski pole to prevent it from sinking too deep into the snow)”)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse [Term?]. Compare Icelandic þrúga f (“human snowshoe”), Old Norse þrjúgr m and Norwegian Nynorsk truge f (“human snowshoe”). The Norwegian word in some areas had original use as the Swedish one, but now means a snowshoe made for humans (not horses). May be related to English trudge.

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