Jul 8, 2019
norwegian word of the day
å tryne
v. to fall; to face-plant
conjugation
“Prøv å ikke tryne på isen!” “Try not to fall on the ice!”
“Jeg brakk armen da jeg trynet i trappa.” “I broke my arm when I fell in the stairs.”
“Jeg trynet på vei til butikken. Alle så meg. Det var så flaut.” “I face-planted on the way to the store. Everybody saw me. It was so embarrassing.”
å tryne tyne seg ut - to make a fool of oneself
“Jeg trynet tynte meg ut.” “I made a fool of myself.”
tryne, n. - snout (of f.ex. pig); face (used in a more offensive way, I’d say) å gå på tryne - to face-plant; to fall; to fail å falle - to fall å dette - to come unexpected/unplanned; to fall
