fordype

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ dyp, after German vertiefen.

Verb

fordype (imperative fordyp, present tense fordyper, passive fordypes, simple past and past participle fordypa or fordypet, present participle fordypende)

1. to deepen
2. (reflexive) to become absorbed or engrossed in, to lose oneself or immerse oneself in

Alternative forms

• fordjupe (Nynorsk also)

Derived terms

• fordypning

References

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