innfatte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

inn- + fatte, first part from the word inn (in, inside, into), from Old Norse inn (in, into), from Proto-Germanic *inn (in, into), from *in (in, into), from Proto-Indo-European *in. Last part from Middle Low German vaten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnːfɑtːə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɪn
  • Hyphenation: inn‧fatte
  • Homophones: inn, in

Verb

innfatte (imperative innfatt, present tense innfatter, passive innfattes, simple past and past participle innfatta or innfattet, present participle innfattende, verbal noun innfatning)

  1. (transitive) to set; enclose (frame with and attach to the edge of something)
    Synonyms: omslutte, omramme
    diamanter innfattet i platina
    diamonds set in platinum
    • 1909, Henrik Ibsen, Efterladte Skrifter I, page 474:
      [vinduer] indfattede med bly
      [windows] framed with lead
    • 1939, Max Mauser, En hai følger båten, page 18:
      Meissener-porselen innfattet i gull og sort fløiel
      Meissener porcelain set in gold and black velvet
  2. (figuratively) to enframe (to enclose in, or as if in, a frame)
    Synonym: innramme
    • 1958, H.P. L’Orange, Fra principat til dominat, page 94:
      de to søylerekker som innfatter midtskibets søylegate
      the two rows of columns that enframe the nave's column street
    • 2000, Torgrim Eggen, Pynt, page 58:
      de høye skapene skal innfatte benken, slik jeg ser det for meg
      the tall cupboards should include the bench, as I see it

References

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