tjøre

See also: tjore

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tjøre f or m (definite singular tjøra or tjøren, indefinite plural tjører, definite plural tjørene)

form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tjære

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

tjære
(non-standard since 2012): tjæra, tjøra
tjøru, tjuru (Midlandsnormalen)
tjurru (Trøndelag)

Etymology

From tjǫru, the oblique singular forms of Old Norse tjara f, from Proto-Germanic *terwǭ, *terwą. Akin to English tar. The verb is derived from the noun.

Pronunciation

Homophone: kjøre

Noun

tjøre f (definite singular tjøra, indefinite plural tjører, definite plural tjørene)

tar

Derived terms

brunkoltjøre
steinkoltjøre
tjøreblom
tjørebre
tjørebrennar
tjørebrenning
tjøredrev
tjørehjell
tjørekors
tjørekost
tjørelog
tjøreomn
tjørevatn
tretjøre

Verb

tjøre (present tense tjørar, past tense tjøra, past participle tjøra, passive infinitive tjørast, present participle tjørande, imperative tjøre/tjør)

to coat with tar
Synonym: tjørebre

References

“tjøre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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