tvitaka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From tvi- +‎ taka. See also Icelandic tvítaka.

Verb

tvitaka (present tense tvitek, past tense tvitok, past participle tviteke, passive infinitive tvitakast, present participle tvitakande, imperative tvitak)

  1. to say twice, repeat
    Vil ein gjera eit ord sterkare, kan ein stundom tvitaka det.
    If one wants to make a word stronger, one can sometimes repeat it.
  2. to stammer

Synonyms

References

  • “tvitaka”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “tvitaka” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
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