til rettes

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• til rette, tilrette, tilrettes

Prepositional phrase

til rettes

1. to a rightful, appropriate, ready or comfortable state (Used mostly in fixed constructions)
2. (obsolete, literally) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) before a court of law
3. (by extension, figurative, idiomatic) accountable

   å stå til rettes for det ein har gjort

   to stand accountable for what one has done

   eg får stille han til rettes

   I'll have to hold him accountable; I'll have to confront him

4. (rare, predicative) rightful, for the best

   det er til rettes ― it is rightful

Derived terms

• finne til rettes
• liggje til rettes
• stå til rettes
• ta seg til rettes

 

References

• rettes “til rettes” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.