tryggje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (verb):
  • tryggja (a-infinitive)
  • trygga, trygge (without j-infix, either infinitive)
• (noun): tryggja (non-standard since 2012)

Etymology

From the Old Norse verb tryggja and tryggva, from Proto-Germanic *triwwijaną.

Verb

tryggje (present tense tryggjar or tryggjer, past tense tryggja or trygde, supine tryggja or trygd or trygt, past participle tryggja or trygd, present participle tryggjande, imperative trygg)

1. to secure, deliver from danger

Noun

tryggje f (definite singular tryggja, indefinite plural tryggjer, definite plural tryggjene)

1. safety, security

   Synonyms: tryggleik, vern, visse

References

• “tryggje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.