varsle

Pronunciation: /ˈʋaʂ.lə/

“varsle” is a Norwegian Bokmål word. Its 10 meanings in English:

verb

of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen
to send a formal notice
to announce that only five minutes remain of a lesson
to warn, alert, raise the alarm
of behavior, appearance, a sign, etc.: to indicate, show, reveal, foretell
to give a sign through a vardøger
to report, notify about; to report something, often something objectionable, dangerous, or unlawful, that has happened
to portend, foreshadow, presage; to be a sign or omen that something, especially something dangerous or bad, will happen
of an event, sign, etc.: to predict, foretell, announce beforehand
to forecast, predict a type of weather

Etymology

From varsel (“alert, notification, warning; omen”) + -e (“verb-forming suffix”). The noun varsel is from vare (“to warn, alert; be careful”), from Old Norse vara (“to make aware, warn”). Compare Danish varsle and Swedish varsla (“to notify, warn”).

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