tilegne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From til +‎ egne (“the verb”)

Verb

tilegne (imperative tilegn, present tense tilegner, passive tilegnes, simple past and past participle tilegna or tilegnet, present participle tilegnende)

  1. to dedicate (til / to)
  2. (reflexive) to appropriate, take possession of
  3. (reflexive) to acquire, master (e.g. a language, subject)

See also
  • tileigne (Nynorsk)

References
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