oreigne
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk oreigne.
Verb edit
oreigne (present tense oreigner, past tense oreigna or oreignet, past participle oreigna or oreignet)
- to expropriate
- Synonym: ekspropriere
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- oreigna (a-infinitive)
Etymology edit
From or (“from, de-, or-”) + eigne (“appropriate”), possibly ultimately as a calque of New Latin expropriare.
Verb edit
oreigne (present tense oreignar, past tense oreigna, past participle oreigna, passive infinitive oreignast, present participle oreignande, imperative oreigne/oreign)
- (law, transitive) to expropriate
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “oreigne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.