forstille

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ stille, after German verstellen.

Verb

forstille seg (imperative forstill, present tense forstiller, passive forstilles, simple past forstilte, past participle forstilt, present participle forstillende)

1. (reflexive) to pretend, feign

Usage notes

Not to be confused with forestille.

Derived terms

• forstillelse

References

• “forstille” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “forstille” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From for- +‎ stille, after German verstellen.

Verb

forstille seg
forstille (present tense forstiller, past tense forstilte, past participle forstilt, passive infinitive forstillast, present participle forstillande, imperative forstill)

1. (reflexive) to pretend, feign

Alternative forms

• forstilla

References

• “forstille” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.