Alternative forms

• stengje
• stenga
• stenge
• stæng, steng (eye dialect, apocope)

Etymology

Inherited from Old NorseCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms inherited from Old Norse#STENGJACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse#STENGJA stengja. Compare Norwegian Bokmål stenge, Swedish stänga, Danish stænge.

Verb

stengja (present tense stengjer, past tense stengde, past participle stengt, present participle stengjande, imperative steng)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#STENGJACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk verbs#STENGJACategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#STENGJACategory:Pages with entries#STENGJACategory:Pages with 1 entry#STENGJA

1. (transitiveCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk transitive verbs#STENGJA) to close

   Synonyms: ha att, lukka

   Me hev stengt butikken for i dag.

   We've closed the shop for today.

   Category:Norwegian Nynorsk terms with usage examples#STENGJA

References

“stengja” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.