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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
à jour + føre, first part from French à jour (“up-to-date”), first part from Middle French , from Old French a (“to”), from Latin ad (“to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“to”). Last part from French jour (“day”), from Old French jorn, jor (“day”), from Latin diurnum , from diurnus (“daily”), from earlier *diusnus, from both diūs, from Old Latin, from Proto-Italic *djous (“day”) from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky”), from earlier *dyéws, from *dyew- (“sky”) and *s + and from -nus, from Proto-Italic *-nos, from Proto-Indo-European *-nós. Last part from Old Norse fǿra (“to bring”), from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną (“to lead”), from both *faraną (“to go”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through”) + and from *-janą, from *-éyeti, from *-yeti.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈʃʉːrføːrə/
- Rhymes: -øːrə
- Hyphenation: a‧jour‧fø‧re
Verb
ajourføre (imperative ajourfør, present tense ajourfører, passive ajourføres, simple past ajourførte, past participle ajourført, present participle ajourførende, verbal noun ajourføring)
- to ensure compliance with the latest developments and conditions by adding or incorporating new information, to make something up to date or up to speed
1943, Wilhelm Munthe, Boknåm, page 309:siden fulgte nye utgaver slag i slag – ajourført, forbedret og utvidet- since then, new editions followed one by one - updated, improved and expanded
1970, Romsdalsposten, page 28:viktig ajourføring av prøvesentret i Surnadal- important update of the test center in Surnadal
1986, Trond Berg Eriksen, Den usynlige død og andre essays, page 191:det er ikke så viktig å utvide kulturbegrepet som å ajourføre det- it is not so important to expand the concept of culture as to update it
1987, Dag Solstad, Roman 1987, page 60:ajourføre tabellen for 3. divisjon distrikt Hedmark/Oppland- update the table for 3rd division district Hedmark/Oppland
1986, Bo Norlin, Bendik Rugaas, editors, UB. Universitetsbiblioteket i ord og bilder, page 31:det gitt ut en ajourført utgave på mikrofilm- an updated edition of microfilm was released
- ajourføre en liste eller et regnskap
- to make a list or accounting up to date
- Synonym: oppdatere
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