Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk oreigne.

Verb

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oreigne (present tense oreigner, past tense oreigna or oreignet, past participle oreigna or oreignet)

  1. to expropriate
    Synonym: ekspropriere

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From or (from, de-, or-) +‎ eigne (appropriate), possibly ultimately as a calque of New Latin expropriare.

Verb

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oreigne (present tense oreignar, past tense oreigna, past participle oreigna, passive infinitive oreignast, present participle oreignande, imperative oreigne/oreign)

  1. (law, transitive) to expropriate

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