elske

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse elska (to love), from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (to care for, cultivate, cherish), from *aliskaz (dear, precious).

Pronunciation

Verb

elske (imperative elsk, infinitive at elske, present tense elsker, past tense elskede, perfect tense har elsket)

  1. to love
  2. to make love

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse elska, from Proto-Germanic *aliskōną (to care for, cultivate, cherish).

Pronunciation

Verb

elske (imperative elsk, present tense elsker, passive elskes, simple past and past participle elska or elsket, present participle elskende)

  1. to love

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse elska.

Verb

elske (present tense elskar, past tense elska, past participle elska, passive infinitive elskast, present participle elskande, imperative elske/elsk)

  1. alternative form of elska

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