tygge

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse tyggva, tyggja, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną. Cognate with English chew and German kauen (to chew).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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tygge (imperative tyg, infinitive at tygge, present tense tygger, past tense tyggede, perfect tense har tygget)

  1. to chew

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse tyggja, tyggva, from Proto-Germanic *kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵyewh₁-.

Verb

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tygge (imperative tygg, present tense tygger, simple past tygde or tygget, past participle tygd or tygget, present participle tyggende)

  1. to chew

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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tygge (present tense tygg, past tense togg, past participle togge, passive infinitive tyggast, present participle tyggande, imperative tygg)

  1. Alternative form of tyggja