oreigne

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk oreigne.

Verb

oreigne (present tense oreigner, past tense oreigna or oreignet, past participle oreigna or oreignet)

1. to expropriate

   Synonym: ekspropriere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• oreigna (a-infinitive)

Etymology

From or (“from, de-, or-”) +‎ eigne (“appropriate”), possibly ultimately as a calque of New Latin expropriare.

Verb

oreigne (present tense oreignar, past tense oreigna, past participle oreigna, passive infinitive oreignast, present participle oreignande, imperative oreigne/oreign)

1. (law, transitive) to expropriate

Synonyms

• ekspropriere

Derived terms

• oreigning f

References

• “oreigne” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.