forakte
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German vorachten, verachten. Compare Danish foragte, Swedish förakta, Dutch verachten, German verachten
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /for.ˈàk.te/, [fɔɾ.ˈɑ̀k.tə]
Verb
forakte (present tense forakter, past tense forakta or foraktet, past participle forakta or foraktet)
- to scorn, despise
- Synonyms: ringeakte, se ned på, vanvørde, vanvøre
- (literary) to ignore, overlook
- Synonyms: overse, ignorere
Related terms
- forakt (“contempt”)
References
- “forakte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “forakte” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German vorachten, verachten.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /for.ˈàk.te/, [fɔɾ.ˈɑ̀k.tə]
Verb
forakte (present tense foraktar, past tense forakta, past participle forakta, passive infinitive foraktast, present participle foraktande, imperative forakt)
- to scorn, despise
- Synonyms: se ned på, vanvyrde, vanvørde
- (literary) to ignore, overlook
- Synonyms: oversjå, ignorere
Related terms
- forakt (“contempt”)
References
- “forakte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.