nøye

From Old Norse nœgja, gnœgja, from Proto-Germanic *ganōgijaną. Cognates include Icelandic nægja, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌽𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (ganōhjan) and German genügen.

• nøya (a-infinitive)
• (non-standard since 1938) nøgja

nøye (present tense nøyer, past tense nøgde, supine nøgd or nøgt, past participle nøgd, present participle nøyande, imperative nøy)

1. (reflexive) to be content, to settle (with)

   Han nøgde seg ikkje med å ikkje tapa; han skulle vinne!

   He wasn't happy with not losing; he was going to win!

2. (transitive, rare) to satisfy

nøye (indeclinable, comparative nøyare, indefinite superlative nøyast, definite superlative nøyaste)

1. careful, particular
2. close, exact, intimate

nøye

1. neuter of nøyen

• “nøye” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.