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forrette

verbverb

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk, opprinnelig med betydning ‘gjøre rett, bringe i orden’; av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess from Low German, originally meaning 'to set right, to put in order'; from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

utføre kirkelige gjøremål to perform church duties
  • forrette en vielse to officiate at a wedding
  • forrette ved alteret to officiate at the altar