trygla

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• trygle

Etymology

From Middle Low German truggelen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²trʏɡlɑ/

Verb

trygla (present tense tryglar, past tense trygla, past participle trygla, passive infinitive tryglast, present participle tryglande, imperative trygla/trygl)

1. to beg (ask intensely, desperately for something)
   • 1945, Jakob Sande, "Da Daniel drog":

     […] medan Knute-Sivert, yngste bror hans, står og tryglar om å få bli med.

     […] while Knute-Sivert, his youngest brother, is begging to be allowed to come with him.

References

• “trygla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.