innlegg

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

innlegg

1. imperative of innlegge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From inn +‎ legg. Akin to English inlay.

Noun

innlegg n (definite singular innlegget, indefinite plural innlegg, definite plural innlegga)

1. installation (of utilities such as plumbing, electricity, or communications technology) into a building
2. a thing which is laid, put, or placed inside something else
   1. an inlay; an intarsia
   2. an insole
3. an act of participation in a debate
4. (sports, especially soccer) a pass into (the box)
5. (historical) a pauper who was rejected by institutions meant to help the poor

   Hypernym: fattiglem

6. (rare, collective) patients admitted to a hospital or similar institution

Derived terms

• avisinnlegg
• debattinnlegg
• innleggssole
• lesarinnlegg
• motinnlegg
• partsinnlegg
• svarinnlegg
• truseinnlegg

 

References

• “innlegg” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “innlegg”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
• “innlegg” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring