fortære

verbverb

to consume, to devour · to eat away, to corrode

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk; av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess from Low German; from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

sette til livs;
spise (II)to eat · to have (a meal) opp, konsumereto consume to eat and drink;
to eatspise (II) up, to consumekonsumere
- rovdyret fortærte byttet sitt the predator devoured its prey
- det ble fortært store mengder brød large quantities of bread were eaten
etse (1)to corrode, tære opp, ødelegge (1)to destroy to corrodeetse (1), to eat away, to destroyødelegge (1)
- jern fortæres av rust iron is eaten away by rust
- ilden fortærte alt the fire consumed everything