innfatte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

inn- +‎ fatte, first part from the word inn (“in, inside, into”), from Old Norse inn (“in, into”), from Proto-Germanic *inn (“in, into”), from *in (“in, into”), from Proto-Indo-European *in. Last part from Middle Low German vaten.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪnːfɑtːə/

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• Rhymes: -ɪn
• Hyphenation: inn‧fatte
• Homophones: inn, in

Verb

innfatte (imperative innfatt, present tense innfatter, passive innfattes, simple past and past participle innfatta or innfattet, present participle innfattende, verbal noun innfatning)

1. (transitive) to set; enclose (frame with and attach to the edge of something)

   Synonyms: omslutte, omramme

   diamanter innfattet i platina

   diamonds set in platinum

   • 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 474:

     [vinduer] indfattede med bly

     [windows] framed with lead

   • 1939, Max Mauser, En hai følger båten, page 18:

     Meissener-porselen innfattet i gull og sort fløiel

     Meissener porcelain set in gold and black velvet

2. (figuratively) to enframe (to enclose in, or as if in, a frame)

   Synonym: innramme

   • 1958, H.P. L’Orange, Fra principat til dominat, page 94:

     de to søylerekker som innfatter midtskibets søylegate

     the two rows of columns that enframe the nave's column street

   • 2000, Torgrim Eggen, Pynt, page 58:

     de høye skapene skal innfatte benken, slik jeg ser det for meg

     the tall cupboards should include the bench, as I see it

References

• “innfatte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “innfatte” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).