ajourføre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

à jour +‎ føre, first part from French à jour (“up-to-date”), first part from Middle French [Term?], from Old French a (“to”), from Latin ad (“to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to”). Last part from French jour (“day”), from Old French jorn, jor (“day”), from Latin diurnum [tempus], from diurnus (“daily”), from earlier *diusnus, from both diūs, from Old Latin, from Proto-Italic *djous (“day”) from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky”), from earlier *dyéws, from *dyew- (“sky”) and *s + and from -nus, from Proto-Italic *-nos, from Proto-Indo-European *-nós. Last part from Old Norse fǿra (“to bring”), from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną (“to lead”), from both *faraną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through”) + and from *-janą, from *-éyeti, from *-yeti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈʃʉːrføːrə/

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• Rhymes: -øːrə
• Hyphenation: a‧jour‧fø‧re

Verb

ajourføre (imperative ajourfør, present tense ajourfører, passive ajourføres, simple past ajourførte, past participle ajourført, present participle ajourførende, verbal noun ajourføring)

1. to ensure compliance with the latest developments and conditions by adding or incorporating new information, to make something up to date or up to speed
   • 1943, Wilhelm Munthe, Boknåm, page 309:

     siden fulgte nye utgaver slag i slag – ajourført, forbedret og utvidet

     since then, new editions followed one by one - updated, improved and expanded

   • 1970, Romsdalsposten, page 28:

     viktig ajourføring av prøvesentret i Surnadal

     important update of the test center in Surnadal

   • 1986, Trond Berg Eriksen, Den usynlige død og andre essays, page 191:

     det er ikke så viktig å utvide kulturbegrepet som å ajourføre det

     it is not so important to expand the concept of culture as to update it

   • 1987, Dag Solstad, Roman 1987, page 60:

     ajourføre tabellen for 3. divisjon distrikt Hedmark/Oppland

     update the table for 3rd division district Hedmark/Oppland

   • 1986, Bo Norlin, Bendik Rugaas, editors, UB. Universitetsbiblioteket i ord og bilder, page 31:

     det [ble] gitt ut en ajourført utgave på mikrofilm

     an updated edition of microfilm was released

   ajourføre en liste eller et regnskap

   to make a list or accounting up to date

   Synonym: oppdatere

Related terms

• ajournere (“to postpone or adjourn”)
• ajournement (“postponement, delay”)
• ajourinnfattet (“framed so that the top and bottom are free (of a stone or jewelry)”)

References

• “ajourføre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “ajourføre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “ajourføre” in Store norske leksikon