tørke

See also: torke

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þurka

Noun

tørke f or m (definite singular tørka or tørken, indefinite plural tørker, definite plural tørkene)

  1. a drought
Derived terms

Etymology 2

As above, see also tørr

Verb

tørke (imperative tørk, present tense tørker, passive tørkes, simple past and past participle tørka or tørket, present participle tørkende)

  1. to dry (something)
  2. to wipe (something)
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²tœrkə/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þurka.

Alternative forms

Noun

tørke m (definite singular tørken, indefinite plural tørkar, definite plural tørkane)

  1. a drought
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þurka.

Alternative forms

Verb

tørke (present tense tørkar, past tense tørka, past participle tørka, passive infinitive tørkast, present participle tørkande, imperative tørk/tørke)

  1. to dry (something)
  2. to wipe (something)
Derived terms

References
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