forvanske
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From for- + Old Danish vanske.
Verb
forvanske (imperative forvansk, present tense forvansker, passive forvanskes, simple past and past participle forvanska or forvansket, present participle forvanskende)
- to distort, corrupt, garble, mutilate (e.g. a text)
Derived terms
- forvanskning
References
- “forvanske” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “forvanske” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).