þvinga

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse þvinga.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

þvinga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þvingaði, supine þvingað)

  1. to force

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

þvinga f (genitive singular þvingu, nominative plural þvingur)

  1. clamp (tool to hold things tightly together)

Declension[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *þwinhaną, related to *þwangiz (clamp, strap).

Verb[edit]

þvinga

  1. to weigh down
  2. to compel, force

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: þvinga
  • Faroese: tvinga
  • Old Swedish: þvinga
  • Old Danish: thwingæ
  • Norwegian:
  • Middle English: twingen

References[edit]

Old Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse þvinga.

Verb[edit]

þvinga

  1. to weigh down
  2. to compel, force

Conjugation[edit]