tvære

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tvɛːrə/, [ˈtˢʋ̥ɛːɐ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *þweraną (“to swirl, turn”), cognate with Norwegian tvære, Swedish tvära (dialect), Old English þweran, German zweren (Bavarian).

Verb

tvære (past tense tværede, past participle tværet)

  1. to rub, crush
Conjugation
Conjugation of tvære
active passive
present tværer tværes
past tværede tværedes
infinitive tvære tværes
imperative tvær —
participle
present tværende
past tværet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund tværen
Derived terms
  • tvære ud
  • udtvære

References

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tvære

  1. definite singular of tvær
  2. plural of tvær
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