overgi

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse yfirgefa, equivalent to over- +‎ gi

Verb

overgi (imperative overgi, present tense overgir, passive overgis, simple past overga or overgav, past participle overgitt, present participle overgiende)

to surrender, give up, hand over

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse yfirgefa, equivalent to over- +‎ gi

Verb

overgi (present tense overgir, past tense overgav, past participle overgitt, passive infinitive overgivast, present participle overgivande, imperative overgi)

to surrender, give up, hand over

Alternative forms

overgje, overgjeve, overgjeva

References

“overgi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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