tørre

Danish

Etymology

tør +‎ -e

Verb

tørre (past tense tørrede, past participle tørret)

  1. (transitive) to dry, to cause to become dry
  2. (intransitive) to dry, to become dry; towel off
  3. to wipe
    at tørre støv af ― to wipe off; to dust off;
    Synonym: frottere

Conjugation

Conjugation of tørre
active passive
present tørrer tørres
past tørrede tørredes
infinitive tørre tørres
imperative tør —
participle
present tørrende
past tørret
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund tørren

Derived terms

  • aftørre
  • tørreloft
  • tørresnor
  • tørrestue
  • udtørre

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Adjective

tørre

  1. definite singular of tørr
  2. plural of tørr

Etymology 2

Verb

tørre (present tense tør, past tense torde or turde, past participle tort or turt)

  1. alternative form of tore (“to dare”)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

tørre

  1. definite singular of tørr
  2. plural of tørr
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