trygla

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Low German truggelen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²trʏɡlɑ/

Verb

trygla (present tense tryglar, past tense trygla, past participle trygla, passive infinitive tryglast, present participle tryglande, imperative trygla/trygl)

  1. to beg (ask intensely, desperately for something)
    • 1945, Jakob Sande, Da Daniel drog:
      […] medan Knute-Sivert, yngste bror hans, står og tryglar om å få bli med.
      […] while Knute-Sivert, his youngest brother, is begging to be allowed to come with him.

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