befinne

verbverb

to be, to be situated (in befinne seg) · to feel, to be at ease (in befinne seg)

befinˊne

fra lavtysk ‘finne, se, oppdage’ from Low German ‘to find, to see, to discover’

befinne seg

oppholde seg;
være (på et sted eller i en situasjon) to stay;
to be (in a place or a situation)
- alle som befant seg i huset, ble reddet everyone who was in the house was rescued
- blant passasjerene befant det seg en lege there was a doctor among the passengers
- befinne seg i en vanskelig situasjon to be in a difficult situation
føle seg;
trives to feel;
to be at ease
- befinne seg bra to feel well
- hun befant seg ikke vel i den rollen she did not feel comfortable in that role