tryta

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• tryte (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse þrjóta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tryːtɑ/

Verb

tryta (present tense tryt, past tense traut, supine trote, past participle troten, present participle trytande, imperative tryt)

1. (archaic) to end, to stop

   Allting må tryta.

   Everything must end (All things have an end).

Synonyms

• ta slutt

References

• “tryta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þrȳta, from Old Norse þrjóta, from Proto-Germanic *þreutaną.

Verb

tryta (present tryter, preterite tröt, supine trutit, imperative tryt)

1. to (begin to) run out (of supplies, time, patience)

   När tålamodet tryter, blir jag arg.

   When my patience runs out, I get angry.

   • c. 1907, “Så grant står Östergyllen [Eastern Gold is so close]”‎performed by Sten Granlund:

     När vårdkaseldar brunno, ej tröto män med svärd / till hemmens värn på slätter och i skogar.

     When signal fires did burn, men with swords were not missing / to guard their homes, on plains and woodlands.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tryta (class 2 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	tryta		—
supine	trutit		—
imperative	tryt		—
imper. plural1	tryten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	tryter	tröt	—	—
ind. plural1	tryta	tröto	—	—
subjunctive2	tryte	tröte	—	—
present participle		trytande
past participle		truten

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• andtruten

See also

• trött
• trut

References

• tryta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• tryta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tryta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• yttra