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avlegge

verbverb

to take, make or deliver (an oath, a vow, a report) · to sit (an exam)

EtymologyOpphav

opprinnelig ‘legge fra seg’ originally ‘to lay aside’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. framføre (II)to perform (on stage) · to voice, to express, to put forward, gito give · to hand (over) · to yield, to produce to deliverframføre (II), to givegi
    • avlegge ed to take an oath
    • avlegge et løfte to make a vow
    • avlegge rapport to submit a report
  2. gå opp til en prøve eller eksamen to sit a test or an examination
    • hun avla eksamen forrige uke she sat her exam last week