løse
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse leysa, from Proto-Germanic *lausijaną, cognate with German lösen, Dutch lozen. Derived from the adjective *lausaz (“loose”) (Danish løs).
Verb edit
løse
- to solve (some problem)
- to solve (an equation or a set of equations)
- to untie (e.g. a knot)
- to loose, release (set loose)
- (reflexive) solve itself, sort itself out
Conjugation edit
Inflection of løse
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective edit
løse
- plural and definite singular attributive of løs
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
løse
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
- løyse (Nynorsk also)
Verb edit
løse (imperative løs, present tense løser, passive løses, simple past løste, past participle løst)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “løse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.