"foredle" meaning in All languages combined

See foredle on Wiktionary

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: foredl [imperative], foredle [imperative], foredler [present], foredles [passive], foredla [participle, past], foredla [past], foredlet [participle, past], foredlet [past], foredlende [participle, present]
Etymology: From for- + edel, compare with German veredeln and Swedish förädla. Etymology templates: {{prefix|nb|for|edel}} for- + edel, {{cog|de|veredeln}} German veredeln, {{cog|sv|förädla}} Swedish förädla Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|foredl|or|foredle|present tense|foredler|passive|foredles|simple past and past participle|foredla|or|foredlet|present participle|foredlende}} foredle (imperative foredl or foredle, present tense foredler, passive foredles, simple past and past participle foredla or foredlet, present participle foredlende)
  1. to refine, remove impurities
    Sense id: en-foredle-nb-verb-1I-xmH0X Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 7 11 31 7 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 5 7 38 5 7
  2. to improve (e.g. a horse breed)
    Sense id: en-foredle-nb-verb-UfoeLTTO
  3. to bring to great perfection, ennoble
    Sense id: en-foredle-nb-verb-Z5hDznAL Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 7 11 31 7 11

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: foredlar [present], foredla [past], foredla [participle, past], foredlast [infinitive, passive], foredlande [participle, present], foredle [imperative], foredl [imperative], foredla [alternative]
Etymology: From for- + edel. Etymology templates: {{prefix|nn|for|edel}} for- + edel Head templates: {{nn-verb-1}} foredle (present tense foredlar, past tense foredla, past participle foredla, passive infinitive foredlast, present participle foredlande, imperative foredle/foredl)
  1. to refine, remove impurities
    Sense id: en-foredle-nn-verb-1I-xmH0X Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 7 11 31 7 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 5 7 38 5 7
  2. to improve (e.g. a horse breed)
    Sense id: en-foredle-nn-verb-UfoeLTTO
  3. to bring to great perfection, ennoble
    Sense id: en-foredle-nn-verb-Z5hDznAL Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 7 11 31 7 11

Inflected forms

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