nøre

See also: nore, Nore, Noré, norę, noře, and nőre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse nœra.

Verb

nøre (present tense nører, past tense nørte or nøret, past participle nørt or nøret, imperative nør)

  1. to kindle (fire)

Derived terms

  • nør

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²nøːrə/

Etymology 1

    From nøra, from Old Norse nǿra.

    Noun

    nøre n (definite singular nøret, indefinite plural nøre, definite plural nøra)

    1. kindling
      Synonym: never
    2. oxygen (chemical element, symbol O)
      Synonym: oksygen
      • 1922, Carl Willoch Ludvig Horn, Landkunne for ungdomsskulen og framhaldsskulen, page 117:
        Lufti er ei blanding av tvo usynlege gass-slag, kvæve og nøre.
        The air is a mix of two invisible types of gas, nitrogen and oxygen.
    Derived terms

    (chemistry):

    • avnøring f (reduction)
    • nøre f (oxide)
    • nøring f (oxidation)

    Etymology 2

      From etymology 1.

      Alternative forms

      Noun

      nøre f (definite singular nøra, indefinite plural nører, definite plural nørene)

      1. oxide
        Synonym: oksid
        tvinøredioxide
      Derived terms
      • trinøre (trioxide)
      • tvinøre (dioxide)

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      nøre (present tense nører, past tense nørte, past participle nørt, passive infinitive nørast, present participle nørande, imperative nør)

      1. e-infinitive form of nøra

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