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noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

a lot in life, a fate · a share, a portion

EtymologyOpphav

av dansk lod; jamfør norrønt hlutr ‘del eller ting som tilfaller en’ from Danish lod; compare Old Norse hlutr ‘a share or thing that falls to someone’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. del eller part som tilfaller en person;
    lotta cut of the proceeds, especially in fishing     a share or portion that falls to a person;
    a cut of the proceeds, especially in fishinglott
  2. livsvilkår, skjebne lot in life, fate
    • dette ble min lodd i livet this became my lot in life
    • det falt i hennes lodd å bringe dårlige nyheter it fell to her to bring bad news