absolvere

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See also: absolveré

Latin

Verb

absolvēre

  1. inflection of absolvō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. third-person plural perfect active indicative
    3. second-person singular future passive indicative
    4. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin absolvere, present active infinitive of absolvō (complete, finish), from both ab- (from, off, away from), from Latin ab (from, away from, on, in), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (off, away) + and from solvō (release, loosen, dissolve, take apart), from both sē- (apart-, aside-, away), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (self) + and from luō (I untie, set free, separate), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (to wash).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /absɔlˈʋeːrə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eːrə
  • Hyphenation: ab‧sol‧ve‧re

Verb

absolvere (passive absolveres, imperative absolver, present tense absolverer, simple past absolverte, past participle absolvert, present participle absolverende, verbal noun absolvering)

  1. (Christianity, theology) to absolve (to grant a remission of sin; to give absolution to)
  2. (colloquial) to absolve (to pronounce free from or give absolution for a blame or guilt)
    Synonym: frikjenne
    • 2013 July 15, Bergensavisen, page 25:
      blir man utsatt for et traume …, er det i bunn og grunn umulig å vite hvordan det … går med [evnen] til å absolvere
      if one is exposed to a trauma…, it is basically impossible to know how it… goes with to absolve
  3. (obsolete) to absolve (to take or pass an exam)
    • 1977, Conrad N. Schwach, Erindringer af mit Liv indtil Ankomsten til Throndhjem, page 226:
      nogle dage efter at have absolveret den theoretiske prøve meldte jeg mig til den praktiske
      a few days after completing the theoretical test, I signed up for the practical one
    • 1949, Henrik Ibsen, Samlede verker XVIII, page 22:
      [han] skal have absolveret sin juridiske examen
      must have completed his law degree
    • 1978, Alexander L. Kielland, Brev 1869−1906 I, page 196:
      mine tre examina har jeg absolveret ved Kristiania Universitet – samtlige med haud illaudabilis
      I have completed my three exams at Kristiania University - all with haud illaudabilis

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin absolvere.

Verb

absolvere (present tense absolverer, past tense absolverte, past participle absolvert, passive infinitive absolverast, present participle absolverande, imperative absolver)

  1. to absolve

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