forseelse

Danish

Etymology

From forse +‎ -else. Compare Swedish förseelse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fʌˈseˀəlsə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: for‧se‧el‧se

Noun

forseelse c (singular definite forseelsen, plural indefinite forseelser)

1. (criminal law) misdemeanour (UK), misdemeanor (US), minor offence

Declension

Declension of forseelse

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	forseelse	forseelsen	forseelser	forseelserne
genitive	forseelses	forseelsens	forseelsers	forseelsernes

References

• “forseelse” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “forseelse” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From forse +‎ -else.

Noun

forseelse m (definite singular forseelsen, indefinite plural forseelser, definite plural forseelsene)

1. an infringement
2. a misdemeanour (UK) or misdemeanor (US)
3. an offence (UK) or offense (US) (of a minor nature)

References

• “forseelse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.