tykkjast

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tykkjest
• tykkast
• tykkest

Etymology

From passive form of tykkja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tʏçːɑst/

Verb

tykkjast (present tense tykkjest, past tense tyktest, past participle tykst)

1. to think (about oneself), to consider
   • 1853, Ivar Aasen, Prøver af Landsmaalet i Norge:

     Daa han no tyktest hava freistat nog med godo, so tok han til aa freista med vondo og skulde skræma henne […]

     When he now thought he had tried long enough in a nice way, he started trying in a rough way, and wanted to scare her […]

2. to seem like

   Han tykkjest vera ein klok mann.

   He seems to be a wise man.

References

• “tykkjast” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.