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Norwegian Bokmål
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
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