fortelle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vortellen

Verb

fortelle (imperative fortell, present tense forteller, passive fortelles, simple past fortalte, past participle fortalt, present participle fortellende)

1. to recount, as a story
2. to tell (a story; someone), inform
3. to narrate

Derived terms

• fortelling
• gjenfortelle

See also

• fortelje, fortelja (Nynorsk)

References

• “fortelle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.