sikte

sikte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German sichte

Noun

sikte n (definite singular siktet, indefinite plural sikter, definite plural sikta or siktene)

1. sight

   land i sikte - land in sight

2. a sight (on a firearm)

Derived terms

• kikkertsikte

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German sichte (“to sieve”), and from Danish sigte (“charge, indict”), from Old Danish sæktæ.

Verb

sikte (imperative sikt, present tense sikter, passive siktes, simple past and past participle sikta or siktet, present participle siktende)

1. (law) to charge, indict (someone)
2. to sift, screen (e.g. flour, gravel, crushed stone)

References

• “sikte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German sichte

Noun

sikte n (definite singular siktet, indefinite plural sikte, definite plural sikta)

1. sight

   ute av sikte - out of sight

2. a sight (on a firearm)

Derived terms

• kikertsikte, kikkertsikte

References

• “sikte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Turkish

Noun

sikte

1. locative singular of sik