þrøngva

See also: þrǫngva

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • þrøngja

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrangwijaną.

Verb

þrøngva

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to press on one
    • hann tók at þrøngva mik mjǫk
      he took and pressed me hard
  2. (impersonal, with genitive) to straiten, tighten
    • er Ribbungar sá, at alla vega þrøngði kosti þeirra
      that on all sides, their means were straitened
  3. (ditransitive) to force
    þrøngva e-m til e-s
    to force one to a thing
    þrøngva e-m undir sik
    to subdue one by force
    þrøngva e-t út af e-m
    to extort from one
  4. (reflexive) to throng, press forward
    • þeir réðust í móti ok þrøngðust at vaðinu
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    • loftit þrøngvist ok þykknar
      the air waxes close and thickens

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trenge, trengje
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trenge
  • Swedish: tränga

References

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