absolvere

See also: absolveré

Latin

Verb

absolvēre

1. inflection of absolvō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. third-person plural perfect active indicative
   3. second-person singular future passive indicative
   4. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin absolvere (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absɔlˈʋeːrə/

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• Rhymes: -eːrə
• Hyphenation: ab‧sol‧ve‧re

Verb

absolvere (passive absolveres, imperative absolver, present tense absolverer, simple past absolverte, past participle absolvert, present participle absolverende, verbal noun absolvering)

1. (Christianity, theology) to absolve (to grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to)
2. (colloquial) to absolve (to pronounce free from or give absolution for a blame or guilt)

   Synonym: frikjenne

   • 2013 July 15, Bergensavisen, page 25:

     blir man utsatt for et traume …, er det i bunn og grunn umulig å vite hvordan det … går med [evnen] til å absolvere

     if one is exposed to a trauma…, it is basically impossible to know how it… goes with [the ability] to absolve

3. (obsolete) to absolve (to take or pass an exam)
   • 1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 226:

     nogle dage efter at have absolveret den theoretiske prøve meldte jeg mig til den praktiske

     a few days after completing the theoretical test, I signed up for the practical one

   • 1949, Henrik Ibsen, Samlede verker XVIII, page 22:

     [han] skal have absolveret sin juridiske examen

     [he] must have completed his law degree

   • 1978, Alexander L. Kielland, Brev 1869−1906 I, page 196:

     mine tre examina har jeg absolveret ved Kristiania Universitet – samtlige med haud illaudabilis

     I have completed my three exams at Kristiania University - all with haud illaudabilis

Related terms

• absolusjon (“absolution”)

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• absolvera

Etymology

From Latin absolvere.

Verb

absolvere (present tense absolverer, past tense absolverte, past participle absolvert, passive infinitive absolverast, present participle absolverande, imperative absolver)

1. to absolve

Related terms

• absolusjon

References

• “absolvere” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.