foredle

From for- +‎ edel, compare with German veredeln and Swedish förädla

foredle (imperative foredl or foredle, present tense foredler, passive foredles, simple past and past participle foredla or foredlet, present participle foredlende)

1. to refine, remove impurities
2. to improve (e.g. a horse breed)
3. to bring to great perfection, ennoble

• “foredle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “foredle” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From for- +‎ edel

foredle (present tense foredlar, past tense foredla, past participle foredla, passive infinitive foredlast, present participle foredlande, imperative foredl/foredle)

1. to refine, remove impurities
2. to improve (e.g. a horse breed)
3. to bring to great perfection, ennoble

• foredla

• “foredle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.