abandonere

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French abandonner (“to give up, abandon, forsake”), from Middle French abandonner (“abandon”), either from abandon, abandun (“abandonment”) or from à ban doner, from Frankish *bann, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to proclaim, order, summon, ban”), from Pre-Germanic *bʰh₂-nw-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abandɔˈneːrə/, /abaŋdɔˈneːrə/

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• Rhymes: -eːrə
• Hyphenation: ab‧an‧do‧ne‧re

Verb

abandonere (passive abandoneres, imperative abandoner, present tense abandonerer, simple past abandonerte, past participle abandonert, present participle abandonerende, verbal noun abandonering)

1. (literary) to abandon, to leave something or someone behind

   Synonyms: forlate, avstå

   • 1990, Halfdan Kjerulf, Halfdan Kjerulfs dagbøker for årene 1833, 1840, 1850, 1851, page 123:

     han var dog altfor fuld [til å gå med videre] og blev abandonneret nede i dalen

     however, he was too drunk [to go on] and was abandoned down in the valley

   • 1990, Halfdan Kjerulf, Halfdan Kjerulfs dagbøker for årene 1833, 1840, 1850, 1851, page 246:

     Phlock er abandonneret formedelst hans forhøiede priser

     Phlock has been abandoned due to his increased prices

   • 1925, Alf B. Bryn, Peter van Heeren har faat blod paa tand, page 141:

     vi forlater skibet, abandonerer skuten, ror iland, forstaar De

     we leave the ship, abandon the ship, row ashore, you see

   • 1964, Aftenposten:

     abandonerte eierløse biler

     abandoned ownerless cars

2. (law) to waive property rights or ownership to (someone)

   Synonym: abandon

3. (law) to abandon, to make a claim of a total loss

   Synonym: avståelse

Related terms

• abandon (“the right to waive ownership of an insured ship or cargo to the insurer and claim compensation for total loss”)
• abandonfrist (“deadline for declaration of waiving ownership of an insured ship or cargo to the insurer and claim compensation for total loss”)
• abandonrett (“right to demand the sum insured in exchange for relinquishing an insurance item to the insurer”)

References

• “abandonere” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “abandonere” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “abandonere” in Store norske leksikon