fornekte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ nekte

Verb

fornekte (imperative fornekt, present tense fornekter, passive fornektes, simple past and past participle fornekta or fornektet, present participle fornektende)

1. to deny (refuse to accept the truth or existence of something)
2. (reflexive) fornekte seg - to deny oneself (something)
3. to renounce (something)

Derived terms

• fornektelse

References

• “fornekte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.