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tvinge

Pronunciation: /tveŋə/

“tvinge” is a Danish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. clamp

verb

  1. to force
  2. to compel

Etymology

From Old Danish thwængæ (“thong”), from Old Norse þvengr, from Proto-Germanic *þwanguz, *þwangiz, cognate with English thong, German Zwang. Doublet of tvang. Related to the following verb.

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