forholde
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German vorholden and German verhalten.
Verb edit
forholde (imperative forhold, present tense forholder, passive forholdes, simple past and past participle forholdt, present participle forholdende)
- to forhold, withhold (improperly), keep from (not tell someone)
- forholde seg (reflexive) to behave, conduct oneself, to keep (taus / silent etc.)
- forholde seg til: to relate to
References edit
- “forholde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “forholde” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).