oreigne
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk oreigne.
Verb
oreigne (present tense oreigner, past tense oreigna or oreignet, past participle oreigna or oreignet)
- to expropriate
- Synonym: ekspropriere
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- oreigna (a-infinitive)
Etymology
From or (“from, de-, or-”) + eigne (“appropriate”), possibly ultimately as a calque of New Latin expropriare.
Verb
oreigne (present tense oreignar, past tense oreigna, past participle oreigna, passive infinitive oreignast, present participle oreignande, imperative oreign)
- (law, transitive) to expropriate
Synonyms
- ekspropriere
Derived terms
- oreigning f
References
- “oreigne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.