innfatte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

inn- +‎ fatte, first part from the word inn (“in, inside, into”), from Old Norse inn (“in, into”), from Proto-Germanic *inn (“in, into”), from *in (“in, into”), from Proto-Indo-European in. Last part from Middle Low German vaten.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɪnːfatːə/
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Rhymes: -ɪn
Hyphenation: inn-
Homophones: inn, in

Verb

innfatte (imperative innfatt, present tense innfatter, passive innfattes, simple past and past participle innfatta or innfattet, present participle innfattende, verbal noun innfatning)

(transitive) to set; enclose (frame with and attach to the edge of something)
- 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 474:
  [vinduer] indfattede med bly
  [windows] framed with lead
- 1939, Max Mauser, En hai følger båten, page 18:
  Meissener-porselen innfattet i gull og sort fløiel
  Meissener porcelain set in gold and black velvet
diamanter innfattet i platina
diamonds set in platinum
Synonyms: omslutte, omramme
(figuratively) to enframe (to enclose in, or as if in, a frame)
- 1958, H.P. L’Orange, Fra principat til dominat, page 94:
  de to søylerekker som innfatter midtskibets søylegate
  the two rows of columns that enframe the nave's column street
- 2000, Torgrim Eggen, Pynt, page 58:
  de høye skapene skal innfatte benken, slik jeg ser det for meg
  the tall cupboards should include the bench, as I see it
Synonym: innramme

References

“innfatte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“innfatte” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).