tø

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse þeyja.

Verb

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

to become milder, to thaw
(intransitive, figuratively) to become more obliging and sociable

References

“tø” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

(verb): tøya, tøye (long forms)
(noun): tøy, tøyr

Etymology

(verb): From Old Norse þeyja, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaną. Akin to English thaw.
(noun): From Old Norse þeyr, from Proto-Germanic *þawjaz.

Verb

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

to become milder, to thaw
Synonyms: smelte, bråne, tine
(intransitive, figuratively) to become more obliging and sociable

Noun

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

good, mild weather

Derived terms

tøvêr

Related terms

tå (“thawed, thawed ground”)
tåe

References

“tø” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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