befri
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German, from the prefix be- + fri ("to free, to set free"). Compare with Swedish befria.
Verb
befri (imperative befri, present tense befrir, present passive befris, simple past befridde, past participle befridd, present participle befriende)
- to free, set free (make free), liberate, deliver
- En svær mengde samlet seg utenfor fengslet og befridde fangen.
- A huge crowd gathered outside the prison and freed / liberated the prisoner.
- Jeg har sett hvordan folket mitt blir mishandlet i Egypt, og har hørt klagen deres, og jeg har steget ned for å befri dem.
- I have seen how my people are mistreated in Egypt, heard their moans, and I have descended to deliver them. (Acts of the Apostles, 7,34)
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Usage notes
The suffix replaces the use of auxiliary words in certain situations, such as in the phrase gjøre fri, where be- replaces gjøre, but the word is essentially a synonym to the verb fri.
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References
- “befri” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “befri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- Bibelen.no - search on "befri"
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