"tørke" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See tørke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tørka [definite, singular], tørken [definite, singular], tørker [indefinite, plural], tørkene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse þurka. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|þurka}} Old Norse þurka Head templates: {{nb-noun-c}} tørke f or m (definite singular tørka or tørken, indefinite plural tørker, definite plural tørkene)
  1. a drought Tags: feminine, masculine Derived forms: tørketid
    Sense id: en-tørke-nb-noun-neQVeMpe Categories (other): Meteorology Disambiguation of Meteorology: 56 0 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: tørk [imperative], tørker [present], tørkes [passive], tørka [participle, past], tørka [past], tørket [participle, past], tørket [past], tørkende [participle, present]
Etymology: As above, see also tørr Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|tørk|present tense|tørker|passive|tørkes|simple past and past participle|tørka|or|tørket|present participle|tørkende}} tørke (imperative tørk, present tense tørker, passive tørkes, simple past and past participle tørka or tørket, present participle tørkende)
  1. to dry (something)
    Sense id: en-tørke-nb-verb-yKc1GSsc Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 17 25 7 17 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 17 25 8 17 25
  2. to wipe (something)
    Sense id: en-tørke-nb-verb-F9LYhzqK Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 17 25 7 17 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 17 25 8 17 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tørkestativ, tørketrommel Related terms: tørket [adjective], tørr
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "form": "tørket",
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
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        "present"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "tørka",
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    },
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      "form": "tørka",
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        "past"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "tørket",
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}

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