tjå

See also: tja, tjá, and þjá

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þjá, from Proto-Germanic *þewāną (“to enslave, to subject”). Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *tekʷ- (“to run”).

Verb

tjå (present tense tjår, past tense tjådde, past participle tjådd/tjått, passive infinitive tjåast, present participle tjåande, imperative tjå)

  1. to harass, annoy
Derived terms
  • tjå ut

Etymology 2

From Old Norse tjá, tjóa (“to help”).

Verb

tjå (present tense tjår, past tense tjådde, past participle tjådd/tjått, passive infinitive tjåast, present participle tjåande, imperative tjå)

  1. to suffice, be enough

References
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