duge

• IPA^(key): /duːə/, [ˈd̥uːu]
• Synonym: due

duge c

1. indefinite plural of dug

From Old Norse duga (“to help, aid; do, suffice”), from Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful, avail”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰówgʰe (“to be productive”), from the root *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce; be strong, have force”).

duge (present tense duger, past tense dugde, past participle dugd)

1. help, be useful; be good enough; work, suffice

   Dette duger ikke. Vi får prøve noe annet.

   This doesn't work. We'll have to try something else.

2. be skilled enough

   Er du sikker på at de duger til jobben?

   Are you sure that they are skilled enough for the job?

• “duge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

duge (present tense duger, past tense dugde, past participle dugt/dugd, passive infinitive dugast, present participle dugande, imperative dug)

1. Alternative form of duga

duge

1. knife

• Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)

duge

1. inflection of dug:
   1. masculine accusative plural
   2. feminine genitive singular
   3. feminine nominative/accusative/vocative plural

duge

1. inflection of duga:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural