ødelegge

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

øydelegge

Etymology

From øde (“waste”) +‎ legge (“lay”); compare Swedish ödelägga, Old Norse leggja í eyði, English lay waste.

Verb

ødelegge (imperative ødelegg, present tense ødelegger, passive ødelegges, simple past ødela, past participle ødelagt, present participle ødeleggende)

to destroy, lay waste to
to ruin

Derived terms

ødeleggelse

See also

øydelegga, øydelegge, øydeleggja, øydeleggje (Nynorsk)

References

“ødelegge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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