trudge

Betekenis (English)

Noun

A tramp, i.e. a long and tiring walk.

Verb

1. To walk wearily with heavy, slow steps.
2. To trudge along or over a route etc.

Concepten

sukkelen

sjokken

sloffen

Synonyms

plod

plod along

walk slowly

tramp

walk heavily

drag oneself along

footslog

traipse

drag

pad

slog

trek

trot

wade

tread heavily

advance

go slowly

cover

crawl

dance

💃

go

lumber

scuff

shuffle

slouch

sludge

stamp

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/tɹʌd͡ʒ/

Etymologie (English)

Cognate with IJslands: þrúga

Cognate with Noors: truga

In summary

Mid-16th century. Original meaning was somewhat idiomatic, meaning "to walk using snowshoes." Probably of Scandinavian origin, compare Icelandic þrúga (“snowshoe”), Norwegian truga (“snowshoe”) and dialectal Swedish trudja (“snowshoe”).