Røykte

Røykte is the simple past tense form of the Norwegian verb å røyke, meaning to smoke. The verb røyke covers two main senses: to smoke tobacco (for example, cigarettes or cigars) and to smoke foods as a method of preservation or flavoring. The present tense is røyker, and the past participle is røyket, used in perfect tenses such as har røyket. The simple past form røykte is used for all subjects: jeg røykte, du røykte, han/hun røykte, vi røykte, dere røykte, de røykte.

In usage, røykte appears in narrative statements about past actions of smoking. In culinary contexts, the related process of smoking foods is referred to with terms built from the same verb stem, and røykte forms may appear in descriptions of past smoking practices or results.

Etymology and language notes: the verb is derived from the noun røyk, meaning smoke, with standard Norwegian verb inflection. Røykte is the conventional written form in both Bokmål and Nynorsk. Dialectal spoken Norwegian may exhibit variation in pronunciation or in informal speech, but røykte remains the standard simple past form.