nøde

verbverb

norrønt neyða; jamfør nødtobliged, forced (to) · to have to Old Norse neyða; compare nødtobliged, forced (to) · to have to

tvinge, presse to force, to press
- du nøder meg til å si opp stillingen you are forcing me to resign my post
- han nøddes til å selge gården he was forced to sell the farm
overtaleto persuade, to talk (someone) into to persuadeovertale
- han nødet gjestene til å forsyne seg he pressed the guests to help themselves
- vi lot oss ikke nøde lenge we did not need much persuading