tegne

From Old Norse teikna, from Proto-Germanic *taiknijaną, cognate with German zeichnen and Dutch tekenen. Derived from the noun *taiką (“sign”), cf. Danish tegn.

• IPA^(key): [ˈtˢɑjnə]

tegne (imperative tegn, infinitive at tegne, present tense tegner, past tense tegnede, perfect tense har tegnet)

1. draw
2. design
3. represent
4. appear, seem, promise
5. sign a contract

From Old Norse teikna, tákna, and German zeichnen.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtæ̂ɪ̯nɛ/, [ˈtʰæ̂ɪ.nə]

tegne (imperative tegn, present tense tegner, passive tegnes, simple past and past participle tegna or tegnet, present participle tegnende)

1. to draw (produce a drawing or picture)

• teikne (Nynorsk)

• “tegne” in The Bokmål Dictionary.