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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse øfri, from Proto-Germanic *ubizô, a superlative of the adverb *ub (“up”). Compare øverst.
Pronunciation
Adjective
øvre (uninflected)
- upper (at a higher level, or more to the north, or upstream)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse øfri.
Adjective
øvre (indeclinable)
- upper
See also
References
- “øvre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse øfri and efri.
Pronunciation
Adjective
øvre (comparative øvre, indefinite superlative øvst, definite superlative øvste)
- upper
Ta den øvre av dei.- Take the upper one.
References
- “øvre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.