gifte homograph 3
verbverbto get married (in gifte seg) · to marry off (in gifte bort)
InflectionVis bøyning
EtymologyOpphav
norrønt gipta, opprinnelig ‘gi bort’ Old Norse gipta, originally ‘to give away’Set phrasesFaste uttrykk
gifte bort
gi til ektemake
to give in marriage
Eng. phraseto marry off
- gifte bort sin sønn to marry off one's son
gifte seg
inngå ekteskap;
holde bryllup to enter into marriage;
to hold a wedding Eng. phraseto get married
holde bryllup to enter into marriage;
to hold a wedding Eng. phraseto get married
- gifte seg til penger to marry into money
- de giftet seg i går they got married yesterday
- hun giftet seg med drømmedama she married the woman of her dreams