forelske

Danish

Etymology

After German sich verlieben (to fall in love), equivalent to for- + elske (love).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /forɛlskə/, [fɒˈɛlsɡ̊ə]

Verb

forelske (imperative forelsk, infinitive at forelske, present tense forelsker, past tense forelskede, perfect tense er/har forelsket)

  1. (reflexive) to fall in love
    at forelske sig (i)
    to fall in love (with)

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From German sich verlieben, equivalent to for- + elske.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔɾˈɛlskɛ/, [fɔ̞ɾˈɛ̝lskʲə]

Verb

forelske (imperative forelsk, present tense forelsker, simple past and past participle forelska or forelsket, present participle forelskende)

  1. (reflexive) to fall in love
    Han forelsket seg i henne.He fell in love with her.

References

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