varsle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From varsel (“alert, notification”), from vare (“notify, warn”), from Old Norse vara, cognate with var (“attentive”).

Verb

varsle (imperative varsl or varsle, present tense varsler, simple past and past participle varsla or varslet, present participle varslende)

1. to alert; notify; warn
2. to predict; forecast

Derived terms

• innvarsle
• varsler (whistleblower)
• varsling

References

• “varsle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.