tronfrasigelse

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

tron +‎ frasigelse, first part from German Thron (“throne”), from Middle High German thrōn, trōn, from Old French tron, from Latin thronus (“throne”), from Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “seat, place of honour”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer- (“to hold”). Last part from "frasige", an older form of frasi (“to give up (something)”) with the ending -else, from Danish -else, from Old Danish -ælsæ -ilse, with metathesis of -sl- to -ls- from Old Saxon -isli, -islo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾuːnfɾɑsiːəlsə/

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• Rhymes: -əlsə
• Hyphenation: tron‧fra‧sig‧el‧se

Noun

tronfrasigelse m (definite singular tronfrasigelsen, indefinite plural tronfrasigelser, definite plural tronfrasigelsene)

1. (literary) to renounce (a claim to) a throne, an abdication

   kongen talte meget og heftigt til ham om sin tronfrasigelse

   the king spoke a lot and vehemently to him about his abdication

Synonyms

• abdikasjon (“abdication”)

References

• “tronfrasigelse” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).