tø

See also: to, tö, and Appendix:Variations of "to"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse þeyja, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaną. Cognate with German tauen.

Verb

tø (infinitive at tø, present tense tør, past tense tøede, perfect tense har tøet)

  1. to thaw

See also
  • tø op
  • optø
  • tøbrud
  • tøsjap

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þeyja.

Verb

tø (present tense tør, past tense tødde, past participle tødd)

  1. to become milder, to thaw
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to become more obliging and sociable

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Verb

tø (present tense tør, past tense tødde, past participle tøtt/tødd, passive infinitive tøast, present participle tøande, imperative tø)

  1. to become milder, to thaw
    Synonyms: smelte, bråne, tine
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to become more obliging and sociable

Noun

tø m (definite singular tøen, indefinite plural tøar, definite plural tøane)

  1. good, mild weather

Derived terms
  • tøvêr
  • tå (“thawed, thawed ground”)
  • tåe

References
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