embete

See also: embête and embêté

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Celtic ambactos, via Old Norse embætti.

Noun

embete n (definite singular embetet, indefinite plural embeter, definite plural embeta or embetene)

an office, (official) position

Derived terms

embetsmann

References

“embete” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Celtic ambactos, via Old Norse embætti.

Noun

embete n (definite singular embetet, indefinite plural embete, definite plural embeta)

an office, (official) position

Derived terms

embetsmann

References

“embete” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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