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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From over (“over”) + høyre (“hear”), akin to English overhear. In sense 2, it is a semantic loan from English.
Verb
overhøyre (present tense overhøyrer, past tense overhøyrde, supine overhøyrt, past participle overhøyrd, present participle overhøyrande, imperative overhøyr)
- (transitive, intransitive) to ignore, don't listen, pretend like one doesn't hear
- (transitive, intransitive) to overhear
- (transitive, rare) to examine
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