tegn

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈtˢɑjˀn] === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse teikn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną, cognate with English token and German Zeichen. The noun is derived from the verb *tīhaną (“to show, accuse”) (cf. Danish te (“to behave”), German zeihen (“to accuse”)). ==== Noun ==== tegn n (singular definite tegnet, plural indefinite tegn) sign token character ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== diakritisk tegn === Etymology 2 === From Old Danish thæghæn, from Old Norse þegn, from Proto-Germanic *þegnaz. ==== Alternative forms ==== thegn ==== Noun ==== tegn c (singular definite tegnen, plural indefinite tegne) (historical) a thane ===== Declension ===== === References === “tegn” in Den Danske Ordbog “tegn” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse teikn or tákn, from Proto-Germanic *taikną (“sign, token”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === tegn n (definite singular tegnet, indefinite plural tegn, definite plural tegna or tegnene) a sign a character (printed or written letter or symbol) ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === tegn imperative of tegne === See also === teikn (Nynorsk) === References === “tegn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.