tegne

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse teikna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢɑɪ̯nə]

Verb

tegne (imperative tegn, infinitive at tegne, present tense tegner, past tense tegnede, perfect tense har tegnet)

1. draw
2. design
3. represent
4. appear, seem, promise
5. sign a contract

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse teikna, tákna, and German zeichnen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teɪ̯ne/, [ˈtɛɪ̯.nə]

Verb

tegne (imperative tegn, present tense tegner, passive tegnes, simple past and past participle tegna or tegnet, present participle tegnende)

1. to draw (produce a drawing or picture)

Derived terms

Terms derived from tegne

• fulltegnet, fulltegna
• kjennetegne
• nedtegne

• overtegne
• tegnebord

• tegning
• undertegne

See also

• teikne (Nynorsk)

References

• “tegne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.