saumfare
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- saumfara (a and split infinitives)
Etymology
From saum (“seam”) + fare.
Verb
saumfare (present tense saumfer, past tense saumfór, supine saumfare, present participle saumfaren, present participle saumfarande, imperative saumfar)
- (transitive, literally) to go over and inspect the seams of a sown cloth
- (transitive, figuratively, by extension) to inspect thoroughly
References
- “saumfare” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.