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Thora
A en given name occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.
ti
A nonproductive suffix indicating single-digit integer multiples of ten.
Tiberen
The river that flows through Rome in Italy.
Tiberius
(historical) A en given name of mostly historical use, in particular, the praenomen of the second Roman emperor Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus, reigning 14-37 C.E..
tibetaner
(countable) A native of Tibet
tibetansk
Pertaining to Tibet, the Tibetan people, culture, or language.
tid
Close to the right time.
tid på måneden
An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates.
tidevand
The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
tidlig
(obsolete) Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty. [to 19th century]
tidlig moden
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
tidlig udviklet
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
tidligere
At an earlier time.
tidligste
First in time, order, or sequence.
tidsalder
(countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
tidsånd
The spirit of the age; the taste, outlook, and spirit characteristic of a period.
tidsbestemme
(transitive) To determine the age of something.
tidsel
This plant seen as the national emblem of Scotland.
tidsfæste
(transitive) To determine the age of something.
tidsfordriv
(uncountable) Entertainment.
tidsfrist
Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.
tidsindstille
To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in time of movement.
tidsplan
A procedural plan, usually but not necessarily tabular in nature, indicating a sequence of operations and the planned times at which those operations are to occur. [from 19th c.]
tidspunkt
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
tidsskrift
A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
tiende
Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.
tiendedel
(machining) A tenth of a mil; a ten-thousandth of an inch.
tier
(informal, UK, Irish) A monetary note (bill) whose face value is ten basic units of currency. Originally, a ten-shilling (half pound) note.
tiger
Panthera tigris, a large predatory mammal of the cat family, indigenous to Asia.
tigge
(intransitive) To request the help of someone, often in the form of money.
tigger
A person who begs.
tiggeri
begging
tiggerske
A person who begs.
Tigris
A river in Southwest Asia flowing 1,150 miles east-southeast from the Armenian Highland in Turkey through Iraq. It forms the eastern edge of classical Mesopotamia. It unites with the Euphrates River to form the Shatt al-Arab before flowing into the Persian Gulf.
tikamp
An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
tikæmper
(athletics) An athlete who competes in the decathlon.
til
In the direction of; towards; (often implied to be in a hostile or careless manner).
til at leve med
Endurable, survivable, suitable for living in, inhabitable.
til forskel fra
In contrast with; as opposed to.
til overflod
(postpositive) In abundance. [from late 17th c.]
til overmål
(postpositive) In abundance. [from late 17th c.]
til side
To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
til sidst
In the end; at some later time, especially after a long time, a series of problems, struggles, delays or setbacks.
til stede
Located in the immediate vicinity.
til syvende og sidst
(idiomatic) In summary; ultimately.
til venstre
On the left side.
tilbage
At or in the rear or back part of something.
tilbageblik
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
tilbageholde
(transitive, law enforcement) To put under custody.
tilbageholdelse
(uncountable) The act of detaining or the state of being detained.
tilbageholdende
(archaic) Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
tilbagekalde
(transitive) To cancel or invalidate by withdrawing or reversing.
tilbagekaldelse
A product recall because of a defect or safety concern.
tilbagekomst
A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
tilbageslag
An obstacle, delay, disadvantage, or blow (an adverse event which slows down, or prevents progress towards a desired outcome).
tilbagestuds
The recoil of an object bouncing off another.
tilbagevænding
The act of returning.
tilbageværende
Which remains, especially after something else has been removed.
tilbagevende
(intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
tilbagevendende
Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
tilbagevisende stedord
(grammar) Referring back to the subject, or having an object equal to the subject.
tilbede
(religion) To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
tilbedelse
The devotion accorded to a deity or to a sacred object.
tilberede
(transitive) To make ready for eating or drinking; to cook.
tilberedning
(uncountable) The act of preparing or getting ready.
tilblivelse
(chiefly, philosophy) The act or process by which something becomes.
tilbøjelig
Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.
tilbøjelighed
Tendency or inclination under given circumstances.
tilbøjelighet
A tendency.
tilbud
A proposal that has been made.
tilbyde
(obsolete) To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting or expending, with profit, or without too great a loss.
tilde
A diacritical mark ⟨˜⟩ placed above a letter to modify its pronunciation.
tildele
(transitive) To allot or give (something) as a task.
tildeling
The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.
tilegne sig
(transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.
tilfalde
(intransitive) To increase, to rise
tilfælde
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
tilfældig
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]
tilfældighed
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
tilfældigt
Randomly, haphazardly.
tilfældigvis
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
tilflugtssted
A peaceful or tranquil place.
tilføje
(transitive) To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.
tilføje skade
(transitive) To impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
tilføjelse
(uncountable, also, figurative) Increase by natural growth, especially the gradual increase of organic bodies by the internal addition of matter; organic growth; also, the amount of such growth. [from early 17th c.]
tilføring
An instance of admixing, a mixing in of something.
tilførselskanal
(geology) A vertical conduit through the Earth's crust below a volcano through which magma has passed, often filled with volcanic breccia. [from 19th c.]
tilfreds
Satisfied, pleased, contented.
tilfredshed
The pleasure obtained by such fulfillment.
tilfredsstille
(transitive) To give contentment or satisfaction to; to satisfy; to make happy.
tilfredsstillelse
A fulfilment of a need or desire.
tilfredsstillende
Barely satisfactory or sufficient.
tilgang
(figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).
tilgængelighed
The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach; receptiveness.
tilgive
(transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.
tilgivelig
Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.
tilgivelse
The action of forgiving.
tilgrænsende
Being in contact at some point or line; joining to
tilhænger
A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.
tilhøre
(intransitive) To have its proper place.
tilhørende
(of a person or thing) Connected with something or another person.
tilhører
Someone who listens, especially to a speech or a broadcast.
tilhugge
To form or shape by cutting.
tilintetgøre
To reduce to nothing, to destroy, to eradicate.
tilintetgørelse
The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.
tilkalde
(transitive, or, with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).
tilknyttet
Having partial status or privileges.
tillade
(transitive) To allow (someone) to enter a profession or to enjoy a privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise.
tilladelse
Permission to be absent; time away from one's work.
tillæg
(computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.
tillægsform
(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.
tillægsord
(grammar) A word that modifies a noun or noun phrase or describes a noun’s referent.
tillid
The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
tilliggende
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
tillokkende
having to power to allure
tillykke
Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.
tilmelde
(transitive) To enter (a name, etc.) in a register, roll or list
tilnavn
(archaic, historical) A nickname.
tilnærme
(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.
tilnærmelse
(linguistics) The act of producing a near-simulation of the pronunciation of a foreign language for a loanword therefrom, or any given pronunciation resulting from that act.
tilnærmelsesvis
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
tilpasning
The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration
tilpasse
(transitive, archaic) To make suitable to; to suit.
tilrådelig
Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct.
tilrettevise
To reprove in a formal or official way.
tilsammen
Combined (by effort or ownership).
tilsætning
A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.
tilsætningsstof
A substance added to another substance or product to produce specific properties in the combined substance.
tilsige
(transitive) To order; to direct, to say to someone.
tilskadekommet
(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).
tilskære
To form or shape by cutting.
tilskøde
(real estate, informal) To transfer real property by deed.
tilskrive
(transitive) To associate ownership or authorship of (something) to someone.
tilskuer
One who observes, sees, or views something; an observer.
tilskynde
(transitive) To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion, to excite (for example, an emotion).
tilskyndelse
Something that incites, supports, promotes, protects or advances; incentive
tilsløre
(transitive) To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.
tilstå
(intransitive, transitive) To admit to the truth, particularly in the context of sins or crimes committed.
tilståelse
A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
tilstand
A particular state of being.
tilstedeværelse
The fact or condition of being present, or of being within sight or call, or at hand.
tilstedeværende
Located in the immediate vicinity.
tilstopning
An accumulation or buildup, the act of gathering into a heap or mass.
tilstødende
Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
tilstrækkelig
Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
tilstrækkeligt
Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need; sufficiently; satisfactorily.
tilstrømning
A flow inward or into something; a coming in.
tilsyneladende
Seemingly; in appearance.
tiltale
(countable, uncountable) An accusation of wrongdoing; a criticism or condemnation. [from 19th c.]
tiltalende
Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.

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