underskrive

Danish

Etymology

From under (“under”) +‎ skrive (“to write”), Calque of German unterschreiben and Latin subscrībō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onərskriːˀvə/, [ˈɔnɐˌsɡ̊ʁiˀʋə], [ˈɔnɐˌsɡ̊ʁiwˀʊ]

Verb

underskrive (imperative underskriv, present underskriver, past underskrev, past participle underskrevet, c underskreven, definite or plural underskrevne)

1. to sign (to put one's name on a document to validate it)

Conjugation

Conjugation of underskrive

active passive present underskriver underskrives past underskrev underskreves infinitive underskrive underskrives imperative underskriv — participle present underskrivende past underskrevet (auxiliary verb have) gerund underskriven

References

• “underskrive” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “underskrive” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From under- +‎ skrive, compare with German unterschreiben.

Verb

underskrive (imperative underskriv, present tense underskriver, passive underskrives, simple past underskrev or underskreiv, past participle underskrevet, present participle underskrivende)

1. to sign (a letter, document, agreement etc.)

References

• “underskrive” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• underskriva

Etymology

From under- +‎ skrive.

Verb

underskrive (present tense underskriv, past tense underskreiv, past participle underskrive, passive infinitive underskrivast, present participle underskrivande, imperative underskriv)

1. to sign (a letter, document, agreement etc.)

References

• “underskrive” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.