stagge
verb
restrain
B2
- (prøve å) stanse, stoppe
- berolige, blidgjøre
restrain
Old Norse
B2Upper-Intermediate
B2
Politiet måtte stagge folkemengden for å roe situasjonen.
The police had to restrain the crowd to calm the situation.
B2
Hun hadde en grenseløs fantasi som ingen kunne stagge.
She had a boundless imagination that no one could stop.
C
Han måtte virkelig stagge seg for ikke å si noe upassende.
He really had to brace himself not to say anything inappropriate.