tilskynde
Tilskynde is a verb used in Danish and Norwegian to mean to urge, encourage, or spur someone to take action, or to hasten a process. The term can carry a positive sense of motivation, but in some contexts it may also imply pressure or incitement. The corresponding noun forms are tilskyndelse or tilskyndelse, referring to the act or effect of urging.
Tilskynde is transitive: a subject tilskynder a recipient to perform an action. In Norwegian, common construction
The verb derives from til ('to') combined with skynde ('to hasten'). It is relatively formal and common
Synonyms include oppmuntre, oppfordre, fremme, and inspirere. In contexts describing coercion or illegal prompting, the sense