þvinga

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þvinga

Pronunciation

Verb

þvinga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þvingaði, supine þvingað)

  1. to force

Conjugation

Noun

þvinga f (genitive singular þvingu, nominative plural þvingur)

  1. clamp (tool to hold things tightly together)

Declension


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þwinganą, related to *þwangiz (clamp, strap).

Verb

þvinga

  1. to weigh down
  2. to compel, force

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þvinga
  • Faroese: tvinga
  • Old Swedish: þvinga
  • Old Danish: þvingæ
  • Norwegian:

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