foredle
Norwegian Bokmål
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From for- + edel, compare with German veredeln and Swedish förädla.
Verb
[edit]foredle (imperative foredl or foredle, present tense foredler, passive foredles, simple past and past participle foredla or foredlet, present participle foredlende)
- to refine, remove impurities
- to improve (e.g. a horse breed)
- to bring to great perfection, ennoble
References
[edit]Norwegian Nynorsk
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb
[edit]foredle (present tense foredlar, past tense foredla, past participle foredla, passive infinitive foredlast, present participle foredlande, imperative foredle/foredl)
- to refine, remove impurities
- to improve (e.g. a horse breed)
- to bring to great perfection, ennoble
Alternative forms
[edit]References
[edit]- “foredle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.