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trøst

noun feminine or masculinesubstantiv hunkjønn eller hankjønn

comfort · consolation

EtymologyOpphav

norrønt traust ‘tillit’, beslektet med tro (I)belief · faith · trust Old Norse traust ‘trust’, related to tro (I)belief · faith · trust

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

lindring eller oppmuntring i sorg eller motgang relief or encouragement in grief or adversity
  • få trøst to be comforted
  • et trøstens ord a word of comfort
  • en mager trøst cold comfort
  • det var da enda en trøst well, that was some comfort at least
  • han trenger litt trøst nå he needs a bit of comfort right now