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overlevere

verbverb

to hand over · to hand down (through the generations)

EtymologyOpphav

etter tysk after German

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. gi eller levere fra seg to give or to hand over
    • overlevere et brev to hand over a letter
  2. la gå i arv eller bevares fra slektsledd til slektsledd to let something be passed on or preserved from one generation to the next
    • nedtegne et eventyr slik det er overlevert to write down a folk tale as it has been handed down