forakte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vorachten, verachten. Compare Danish foragte, Swedish förakta, Dutch verachten, German verachten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /for.ˈàk.te/, [fɔɾ.ˈɑ̀k.tə]

Verb

forakte (present tense forakter, past tense forakta or foraktet, past participle forakta or foraktet)

1. to scorn, despise

   Synonyms: ringeakte, se ned på, vanvørde, vanvøre

2. (literary) to ignore, overlook

   Synonyms: overse, ignorere

Related terms

• forakt (“contempt”)

References

• “forakte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “forakte” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German vorachten, verachten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /for.ˈàk.te/, [fɔɾ.ˈɑ̀k.tə]

Verb

forakte (present tense foraktar, past tense forakta, past participle forakta, passive infinitive foraktast, present participle foraktande, imperative forakte/forakt)

1. to scorn, despise

   Synonyms: se ned på, vanvyrde, vanvørde

2. (literary) to ignore, overlook

   Synonyms: oversjå, ignorere

Related terms

• forakt (“contempt”)

References

• “forakte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.