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fersk

adjectiveadjektiv

fresh · new

EtymologyOpphav

av lavtysk versch, norrønt ferskr; samme opprinnelse som frisk (II)healthy, well · fresh · brisk, lively from Low German versch, Old Norse ferskr; same origin as frisk (II)healthy, well · fresh · brisk, lively

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. som ikke har begynt å tape seg, tørke, visne eller lignende;
    nylig hendt, laget eller tilberedt;
    ny (II, 1)new, frisk (II, 1)fresh, unspoiled
    which has not begun to deteriorate, dry out, wither or the like;
    recently happened, made or prepared;
    newny (II, 1), fresh, unspoiledfrisk (II, 1)
    • fersk maling wet paint
    • ferske boller freshly baked buns
    • ferske spor fresh tracks
    • ferske nyheter the latest news
  2. som ikke er salt eller saltet which is not salt or salted
    • fersk sild fresh herring
    • ferskt vann fresh water
  3. uerfaren, ny;
    nybakt (2)newly minted
    inexperienced, untried;
    newly mintednybakt (2)
    • ferske fjes fresh faces
    • han var fersk i faget he was new to the trade

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

på fersk gjerning mens en gjør noe galt;
på ferskenin the act
while one is doing something wrong;
in the actpå fersken
Eng. phrasered-handed
  • butikktyven ble tatt på fersk gjerning the shoplifter was caught red-handed