avfolke
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Probably from av + folk (“people”), rather than the verb folke
Verb
avfolke (imperative avfolk, present tense avfolker, passive avfolkes, simple past and past participle avfolka or avfolket, present participle avfolkende)
- to depopulate
Antonyms
- befolke
Related terms
- avfolking, avfolkning
References
- “avfolke” in The Bokmål Dictionary.