abandonfrist

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

abandon +‎ frist, first part from French abandon (“surrender, abandonment”), from Old French mettre a bandon (“to deliver, place at someone's disposition”), last part from Frankish *ban, *bann, from Proto-Germanic *bannaną (“to proclaim, command, summon, ban”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say”). Last part from Old Norse frest n, Proto-Germanic *frestą (“date; appointed time”), from *fres (“forward”), from Proto-Indo-European *pres- (“to press”), from *per- (“forward, forth, over, beyond”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaŋˈdɔŋfrɪst/, /abanˈdɔŋfrɪst/

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• Rhymes: -ɪst
• Hyphenation: a‧ban‧don‧frist

Noun

abandonfrist m (definite singular abandonfristen, indefinite plural abandonfrister, definite plural abandonfristene)

1. (law) a deadline for declaring abandonment (the relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege; especially for a ship)

Related terms

• abandon (“the right to waive ownership of an insured ship or cargo to the insurer and claim compensation for total loss”)
• abandonere (“to waive property rights or ownership to (someone)”)
• abandonrett (“right to demand the sum insured in exchange for relinquishing an insurance item to the insurer”)

References

• “abandonfrist” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).