tvinge

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tveŋə/, [ˈtˢʋ̥eŋə]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish thwængæ (“thong”), from Old Norse þvengr, from Proto-Germanic *þwanguz, *þwangiz, cognate with English thong, German Zwang. Doublet of tvang. Related to the following verb.

Noun

tvinge c (singular definite tvingen, plural indefinite tvinger)

1. clamp

Derived terms

• skotvinge
• skruetvinge

References

• “Tvinge,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Inflection

Declension of tvinge

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tvinge	tvingen	tvinger	tvingerne
genitive	tvinges	tvingens	tvingers	tvingernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þvinga, from Proto-Germanic *þwinhaną, cognate with Swedish tvinga, German zwingen, Dutch dwingen.

Verb

tvinge (past tense tvang, past participle tvunget, attributive common tvungen, attributive definite or plural tvungne)

1. to force
2. to compel

Inflection

Inflection of tvinge

	present	past
simple	tvinger	tvang
perfect	har tvunget	havde tvunget
passive	tvinges	—
participle	tvingende	tvunget
imperative	tving	—
infinitive	tvinge	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	tvingen	—

Derived terms

• betvinge
• påtvinge
• tiltvinge
• undertvinge

References

• “tvinge” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “tvinge,3” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þvinga. Cognates: see German zwingen.

Verb

tvinge (imperative tving, present tense tvinger, passive tvinges, simple past tvang, past participle tvunget, present participle tvingende)

1. to force
2. to compel

Related terms

• tvang (noun)

References

• “tvinge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.