tøye

See also: Toye

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse teygja.

Verb

tøye (imperative tøy, present tense tøyer, passive tøyes, simple past tøyde, past participle tøyd, present participle tøyende)

1. to stretch, extend, pull (ut / out)

References

• “tøye” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “tøye” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse teygja. Cognates include German ziehen.

Alternative forms

• tøya (a-infinitive)

Verb

tøye (present tense tøyer, past tense tøygde, past participle tøygd or tøygt, passive infinitive tøyast, present participle tøyande, imperative tøy)

1. to stretch, extend, pull (ut / out)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þeyja.

Alternative forms

• tøya (a-infinitive)
• tø (short form)

Verb

tøye (present tense tøyar, past tense tøya, past participle tøya, passive infinitive tøyast, present participle tøyande, imperative tøye/tøy)

1. to become milder, to thaw

   Synonyms: smelte, bråne, tine

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

References

• “tøye” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.