åta

Alternative forms

• åte

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²oːtɑ/

Verb

åta (present tense åtar, past tense åta, past participle åta, passive infinitive åtast, present participle åtande, imperative åt/åta)

1. to spread earth, ash etc. onto snow in spring in order to make it melt sooner

References

• “åta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Etymology

From å- +‎ ta, from the preposition å, an old form of på (“on”).

Verb

åta

1. (reflexive) to take upon (oneself to do something)