elsker

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛlskər/, [ˈɛlsɡ̊ɐ]

Etymology 1

From elske (“to love”) +‎ -er.

Noun

elsker c (singular definite elskeren, plural indefinite elskere)

  1. lover
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading

Etymology 2

See elske (“to love”).

Verb

elsker

  1. present tense of elske

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse elskari

Noun

elsker m (definite singular elskeren, indefinite plural elskere, definite plural elskerne)

  1. a lover (of something; applies to both sexes)
  2. a lover (man having a sexual relationship with a woman)
    Lady Chatterleys elsker - Lady Chatterley's Lover (D.H. Lawrence)
  3. lover (man in a marital relationship)
    en god / dårlig elsker - a good / bad lover
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

elsker

  1. present tense of elske

References

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