formilde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ mild.

Verb

formilde (imperative formild, present tense formilder, passive formildes, simple past and past participle formilda or formildet, present participle formildende)

1. to mitigate, alleviate, mollify, pacify

Usage notes

Not to be confused with formidle.

Derived terms

• formildende omstendigheter

References

• “formilde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• formilda

Etymology

From for- +‎ mild.

Verb

formilde (present tense formildar, past tense formilda, past participle formilda, passive infinitive formildast, present participle formildande, imperative formilde/formild)

1. to mitigate, alleviate, mollify, pacify

References

• “formilde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.