"duge" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

Forms: duger [present], dugde [past], dugd [participle, past]
Etymology: From Old Norse duga (“to help, aid; do, suffice”), from Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful, avail”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰówgʰe (“to be productive”), from the root *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce; be strong, have force”). Etymology templates: {{root|nb|ine-pro|*dʰewgʰ-}}, {{inh|nb|non|duga||to help, aid; do, suffice}} Old Norse duga (“to help, aid; do, suffice”), {{inh|nb|gem-pro|*duganą||to be useful, avail}} Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful, avail”), {{inh|nb|ine-pro|*dʰedʰówgʰe||to be productive}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰówgʰe (“to be productive”)
  1. help, be useful; be good enough; work, suffice
    Sense id: en-duge-nb-verb-P19KlH9C
  2. be skilled enough
    Sense id: en-duge-nb-verb-Mynewlz6

Alternative forms

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