trenge

From Old Norse þryngva, influenced by Danish trænge, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk trengja, trengje, trenga, trenge and Icelandic þryngva.

trenge (imperative treng, present tense trenger, simple past trengte, past participle trengt, present participle trengende)

1. to press

• trenge inn
• inntrenger

From Old Norse þrøngva, influenced by Danish trænge, from Proto-Germanic *þrangwijaną (“to press, to push”), causative of *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk trenga, trenge, Danish trænge, Swedish tränga, Icelandic þröngva.

trenge (imperative treng, present tense trenger, simple past trengte, past participle trengt, present participle trengende)

1. to need

   Jeg trenger å spise.

   I need to eat.

2. to require

• behøve

• trenges

• “trenge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “trenge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

See the respective main entries.

trenge (present tense treng, past tense trong, past participle trunge, passive infinitive trengast, present participle trengande, imperative treng)

1. alternative form of trenga

trenge (present tense trenger, past tense trengde, past participle trengt, passive infinitive trengast, present participle trengande, imperative treng)

1. alternative form of trengja