forfatte

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German vorvaten (to compose, write). Compare German verfassen (to write, compose).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɔrfatə/, [fɒˈfad̥ə]

Verb

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forfatte (imperative forfat, infinitive at forfatte, present tense forfatter, past tense forfattede, perfect tense er/har forfattet)

  1. to compose, write

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From for- +‎ fatte, after Middle Low German vorvaten.

Verb

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forfatte (imperative forfatt, present tense forfatter, passive forfattes, simple past and past participle forfatta or forfattet, present participle forfattende)

  1. to compose, write, author

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From for- +‎ fatte, after Middle Low German vorvaten.

Verb

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forfatte (present tense forfattar, past tense forfatta, past participle forfatta, passive infinitive forfattast, present participle forfattande, imperative forfatte/forfatt)

  1. to compose, write, author

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