danne

Pronunciation: /ˈdanː.ə/

“danne” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

to create, produce or bring into existence
to form, shape; to give something a particular form or appearance
to arrange or organize into a particular group, pattern or formation
to establish, found, constitute or organize an institution, association, government or similar body
to constitute, comprise, form or make up
danne seg — to form, develop or arise
danne seg et bilde/en mening — to form or develop a mental image, opinion or impression
to be derived or developed from; to have one's origin in
to cultivate, refine or develop intellectually or morally

Etymology

From dan (“made, formed; fitted, arranged”) + -e (“verb-forming suffix”). The now dialectal adjective dan originally meant “made, formed; fitted or arranged” and is from Middle Low German dān (“done, made”), the past participle of dōn (“to do, make”). Compare Danish danne, formed from older Danish dan (“fit, arranged”), and Swedish dana (“to form, shape”), borrowed from Danish. Middle Low German…

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