What is the meaning of duge in Norwegian Bokmål?

Read the Norwegian Bokmål Dictionary meaning of duge,part of speech of duge, synonyms of duge, antonyms of duge, words derived from duge, examples of duge usage, alternate forms of duge, word forms of duge, history of duge, pronounciation of duge, abbreviation forms of duge below:

Norwegian Bokmål Dictionary Word Meaning of duge

1.1 help, be useful; be good enough; work, suffice
2.1 be skilled enough

Part of Speech - Norwegian Bokmål Dictionary word duge

duge is a Verb. A word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

Norwegian Bokmål Dictionary Examples of Usage of duge

1.1 Dette duger ikke. Vi får prøve noe annet.
In English: This doesn't work. We'll have to try something else.,2.1 Er du sikker på at de duger til jobben?
In English: Are you sure that they are skilled enough for the job?

Norwegian Bokmål Dictionary Word Forms of duge

1. duger (present)
2. dugde (past)
3. dugd (participle,past)

History of duge

From Old Norse duga (“to help, aid; do, suffice”), from Proto-Germanic *duganą (“to be useful, avail”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰedʰówgʰe (“to be productive”), from the root *dʰewgʰ- (“to produce; be strong, have force”).