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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þeyja, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaną. Cognate with German tauen.

Verb

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(infinitive at tø, present tense tør, past tense tøede, perfect tense har tøet)

  1. to thaw

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þeyja.

Verb

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(present tense tør, past tense tødde, past participle tødd)

  1. to become milder, to thaw
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to become more obliging and sociable

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Verb

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(present tense tør, past tense tødde, past participle tøtt/tødd, passive infinitive tøast, present participle tøande, imperative )

  1. to become milder, to thaw
    Synonyms: smelte, bråne, tine
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to become more obliging and sociable

Noun

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 m (definite singular tøen, indefinite plural tøar, definite plural tøane)

  1. good, mild weather

Derived terms

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  • (thawed, thawed ground)
  • tåe

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