Tømmet

Tømmet is a form related to the Norwegian verb tømme, which means to empty, drain, or unload. In standard Norwegian, the ordinary past tense of tømme is tømte and the past participle is tømt. The form tømmet is not part of the modern Bokmål or Nynorsk standard paradigm, but it appears in some regional dialects or older texts as a nonstandard variant.

Linguistically, tømme belongs to the Germanic verb family common to Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish, with closely related forms across the languages. The specific form tømmet is discussed in dialectal grammars as a potential past tense variant or as an alternate spelling in informal writing. Because it is not widely used in contemporary standard Norwegian, its frequency and acceptability vary by community and text type.

Usage and examples, when tømmet occurs, are typically limited to dialectal speech or historical writing. For example, in certain dialects one might encounter a sentence where a speaker uses tømmet in place of tømte or tømt. In standard Norwegian, speakers would normally choose tømte for the simple past or tømt for the past participle, depending on tense and voice.

See also: tømme, tømt, tømning.

Notes: For learners and readers of contemporary Norwegian, it is important to recognize tømmet as a nonstandard or regional variant rather than a mainstream form. Standard forms to rely on are tømte (past tense) and tømt (past participle).