bety

“bety” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

to signify, denote
to represent, be equivalent to
to matter, have importance
to hint, indicate, give to understand

Etymology

Inherited from Danish betyde, formed after Middle Low German bedü̂den (compare German bedeuten). By surface analysis, be- + ty(de). The contracted pronunciation is probably due to native Norwegian influence as it seems not to have been common in Danish; compare by.

More Norwegian Bokmål words

betraktet
betraktning
betråkke
betvile
betydelig
betydning
betydningsfull
beundre

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