Swedish

Adjective

tyngd

1. under mental strain; being seriously bothered by something

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish thyngd, from Old Norse þyngd, from Proto-Germanic *þungiþō, which is derived from Proto-Germanic *þunguz “heavy” (Old Norse þungr). Cognate with Danish tyngde and Norwegian tyngde. See also tung.

Noun

tyngd c

1. (uncountable) weight; a force on an object due to the gravitational attraction
2. weight; a disc of iron, dumbbell, or barbell used for training the muscles.
3. weight; importance

   Eftersom han är en stor auktoritet på området så har hans argument stor tyngd i frågan.

   As he is a great authority in the area his arguments does have great weight in the question at hand.

Declension

Compounds

• tyngdlyftare

Related terms

• tynga

See also

• vikt