forsage
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
- forsake (more commonly)
Etymology
From Low German vorsaken, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *frasakaną. Cognate with Danish forsage, Swedish försaka, English forsake, Dutch verzaken.
Verb
forsage (present tense forsager, simple past and past participle forsaga or forsaget, present participle forsagende)
- to give up, relinquish
- to denounce (the devil)
Derived terms
References
- “forsage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
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