treg

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Albanian

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Possibly from a Balkan substrate and continuing with Illyrian *trag. Usually assumed to be connected with Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ, Lithuanian tur̃gus, Latvian tirgus, Swedish torg (market, marketplace). Compare Romanian târg (market). This group is considered to be cognate with the Italian city name of Trieste, Latin Tergeste.[1][2]

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treg m (plural tregje, definite tregu, definite plural tregjet)

  1. market

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  1. ^ Katičić, R. Ancient Languages of the Balkans. 1975. p. 172
  2. ^ Vasmer, Max (1971). Schriften zur slavischen Altertumskunde und Namenkunde. In Kommission bei O. Harrassowitz. p. 50

Norwegian Bokmål

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From Old Norse tregr (unwilling, slow), from Proto-Germanic *tregaz (sad, unwilling).

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treg (neuter singular tregt, definite singular and plural trege, comparative tregere, indefinite superlative tregest, definite superlative tregeste)

  1. slow, sluggish

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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From Old Norse tregr (unwilling, slow), from Proto-Germanic *tregaz (sad, unwilling). Compare Danish træg and Dutch traag.

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treg (neuter singular tregt, definite singular and plural trege, comparative tregare, indefinite superlative tregast, definite superlative tregaste)

  1. slow, sluggish

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Old English

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Etymology 1

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From earlier *trīeg, *trīewg, *trīewig, diminutive (with Old English -ig) of *trīew, from Proto-West Germanic *trauwi, from Proto-Germanic *trawją (wooden vessel), from Proto-Indo-European *drew- (a type of vessel). Akin to Old English trog (trough).

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trēġ n

  1. a wooden board with a low rim; tray
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  • Middle English: trei, trey

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *tregą.

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treg n

  1. pain, grief, hurt
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