forfatte
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German vorvaten (“to compose, write”). Compare German verfassen (“to write, compose”).
Pronunciation
Verb
forfatte (imperative forfat, infinitive at forfatte, present tense forfatter, past tense forfattede, perfect tense er/har forfattet)
Synonyms
Derived terms
- forfattelse ("writing")
- forfatter ("writer")
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From for- + fatte, after Middle Low German vorvaten.
Verb
forfatte (imperative forfatt, present tense forfatter, passive forfattes, simple past and past participle forfatta or forfattet, present participle forfattende)
Derived terms
References
- “forfatte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “forfatte” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From for- + fatte, after Middle Low German vorvaten.
Verb
forfatte (present tense forfattar, past tense forfatta, past participle forfatta, passive infinitive forfattast, present participle forfattande, imperative forfatte/forfatt)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
References
- “forfatte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Categories:
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- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Middle Low German
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