trenge

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse þryngva, influenced by Danish trænge, from Proto-Germanic *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk trengja, trengje, trenga, trenge and Icelandic þryngva. ==== Verb ==== trenge (imperative treng, present tense trenger, simple past trengte, past participle trengt, present participle trengende) to press ===== Derived terms ===== trenge inn inntrenger === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse þrøngva, influenced by Danish trænge, from Proto-Germanic *þrangwijaną (“to press, to push”), causative of *þrinhwaną (“to press, to push”). Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk trenga, trenge, Danish trænge, Swedish tränga, Icelandic þröngva. ==== Verb ==== trenge (imperative treng, present tense trenger, simple past trengte, past participle trengt, present participle trengende) to need to require ===== Synonyms ===== behøve ===== Derived terms ===== trenges === References === “trenge” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “trenge” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === See the respective main entries. === Verb === trenge (present tense treng, past tense trong, past participle trunge, passive infinitive trengast, present participle trengande, imperative treng) alternative form of trenga === Verb === trenge (present tense trenger, past tense trengde, past participle trengt, passive infinitive trengast, present participle trengande, imperative treng) alternative form of trengja