torde

== French == === Pronunciation === === Verb === torde first/third-person singular present subjunctive of tordre === Anagrams === doter == Middle English == === Noun === torde alternative form of tord == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== torde past of tora === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse þórr. Influenced by Þórðr. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /²tuːɽə/ ==== Noun ==== torde f (dialectal) alternative form of tore (“thunder”) == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish þora, þøra, from Old Norse þora, of unknown origin. Doublet of töras ("to dare"). === Verb === torde (defective verb) should (be) and also probably is; auxiliary verb used to express probable, but still hypothetical, actions or conditions. Synonyms: borde, bör ==== Usage notes ==== For similar constructions in the present tense tör should be used instead. This development is to be compared with the English should and shall, because both were originally the same verb too. === References === torde in Svensk ordbok (SO) torde in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) torde in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB) === Anagrams === ordet