tygge

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢyɡ̊ə]
• Homophone: tykke
• Rhymes: -yɡə

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

1. to chew

• drøvtygger

• “tygge” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

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

1. to chew

• tyggegummi

• “tygge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

1. Alternative form of tyggja