tryta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • tryte (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse þrjóta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²tryːtɑ/

Verb

tryta (present tense tryt, past tense traut, supine trote, past participle troten, present participle trytande, imperative tryt)

  1. (archaic) to end, to stop
    Allting må tryta.
    Everything must end (All things have an end).

Synonyms

  • ta slutt

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þrȳta, from Old Norse þrjóta, from Proto-Germanic *þreutaną.

Verb

tryta (present tryter, preterite tröt, supine trutit, imperative tryt)

  1. to (begin to) run out (of supplies, time, patience)
    När tålamodet tryter, blir jag arg.
    When my patience runs out, I get angry.
    • c. 1907, “Så grant står Östergyllen [Eastern Gold is so close]”performed by Sten Granlund:
      När vårdkaseldar brunno, ej tröto män med svärd / till hemmens värn på slätter och i skogar.
      When signal fires did burn, men with swords were not missing / to guard their homes, on plains and woodlands.

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