See varsle on Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "indvarsle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "uvarslet"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "varsling"
}
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"varsel",
"varsel#Danish"
]
],
"etymology_text": "Derived from the noun varsel (“notice, warning, omen”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "varslede",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "varslet",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "inflection-box-top",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "varsle",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"infinitive"
]
},
{
"form": "varsles",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"infinitive",
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "varsler",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "varsles",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "varslede",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "varsledes",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"passive",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "varsl",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"active",
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"imperative",
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "inflection-box-top",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "varslende",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "(have /havde) varslet",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "varslen",
"source": "conjugation",
"tags": [
"gerund",
"participle"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "verb",
"3": "past tense",
"4": "varslede",
"5": "past participle",
"6": "varslet"
},
"expansion": "varsle (past tense varslede, past participle varslet)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"lang": "Danish",
"lang_code": "da",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "68 32",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Danish entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to give notice"
],
"id": "en-varsle-da-verb-DMX5K8YN",
"links": [
[
"notice",
"notice"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"to be a sign, portend, bode"
],
"id": "en-varsle-da-verb-QS4lPEBU",
"links": [
[
"sign",
"sign"
],
[
"portend",
"portend"
],
[
"bode",
"bode"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/varslə/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʋɑːslə]"
}
],
"word": "varsle"
}
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "to announce, summon",
"translation": "to announce, summon",
"word": "innvarsle"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"english": "notifier; whistleblower",
"translation": "notifier; whistleblower",
"word": "varsler"
}
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"varsel",
"varsel#Norwegian_Bokmål"
],
[
"-e",
"-e#Norwegian_Bokmål"
],
[
"varsel",
"varsel#Norwegian_Bokmål"
],
[
"vare",
"vare#Norwegian_Bokmål"
],
[
"vara",
"vara#Old_Norse"
],
[
"varsle",
"varsle#Danish"
],
[
"varsla",
"varsla#Swedish"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"2": "varsel",
"3": "-e",
"t1": "alert, notification, warning; omen",
"t2": "verb-forming suffix"
},
"expansion": "varsel (“alert, notification, warning; omen”) + -e (“verb-forming suffix”)",
"name": "suffix"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "varsle"
},
"expansion": "Danish varsle",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "varsla",
"t": "to notify, warn"
},
"expansion": "Swedish varsla (“to notify, warn”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From varsel (“alert, notification, warning; omen”) + -e (“verb-forming suffix”). The noun varsel is from vare (“to warn, alert; be careful”), from Old Norse vara (“to make aware, warn”).\nCompare Danish varsle and Swedish varsla (“to notify, warn”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "varsl",
"tags": [
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "varsle",
"tags": [
"imperative"
]
},
{
"form": "varsler",
"tags": [
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "varsles",
"tags": [
"passive"
]
},
{
"form": "varsla",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "varslet",
"tags": [
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "varsla",
"tags": [
"supine"
]
},
{
"form": "varslet",
"tags": [
"supine"
]
},
{
"form": "varsla",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "varslet",
"tags": [
"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "varslende",
"tags": [
"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "varsling",
"tags": [
"noun-from-verb"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nb",
"10": "varsles",
"11": "simple past",
"12": "varsla",
"13": "or",
"14": "varslet",
"15": "supine",
"16": "varsla",
"17": "or",
"18": "varslet",
"19": "past participle",
"2": "verb",
"20": "varsla",
"21": "or",
"22": "varslet",
"23": "present participle",
"24": "varslende",
"25": "verbal noun",
"26": "varsling",
"3": "imperative",
"4": "varsl",
"5": "or",
"6": "varsle",
"7": "present tense",
"8": "varsler",
"9": "passive"
},
"expansion": "varsle (imperative varsl or varsle, present tense varsler, passive varsles, simple past varsla or varslet, supine varsla or varslet, past participle varsla or varslet, present participle varslende, verbal noun varsling)",
"name": "head"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"vars",
"le"
]
}
],
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"lang_code": "nb",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "to warn of an air raid",
"text": "varsle luftangrep",
"translation": "to warn of an air raid",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "luck was good to me, so I was warned in time and got away",
"ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Hærmændene på Helgeland, page 16:",
"text": "lykken var mig god, så jeg blev varslet itide og slap bort",
"translation": "luck was good to me, so I was warned in time and got away",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "there [the fylgja] sank into the ground! Yes, yes, now it has warned me",
"ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Hærmændene på Helgeland, page 121:",
"text": "der sank [fylgjen] i jorden! Ja, ja, nu har den varslet mig",
"translation": "there [the fylgja] sank into the ground! Yes, yes, now it has warned me",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the doctor has warned us. It [that she will go blind] is coming inevitably",
"ref": "1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden, page 70:",
"text": "lægen har varslet os. Det [at hun blir blind] kommer ubønhørligt",
"translation": "the doctor has warned us. It [that she will go blind] is coming inevitably",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the manager gave me notice so that I could look around for something else in good time",
"ref": "1914, Sigrid Undset, Vaaren, page 78:",
"text": "disponenten varslet mig for at jeg kunde se mig om efter noget andet i god tid",
"translation": "the manager gave me notice so that I could look around for something else in good time",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the Employers' Confederation … felt [in 1986] pressured to announce a lockout",
"ref": "1990, Kåre Willoch, Statsminister, page 111:",
"text": "Arbeidsgiverforeningen … følte seg [i 1986] presset til å varsle lockout",
"translation": "the Employers' Confederation … felt [in 1986] pressured to announce a lockout",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "after months of sailing, [I] sat in the lookout barrel to report palm islands",
"ref": "1997, Tove Nilsen, G for Georg, page 20:",
"text": "etter måneders seilas satt [jeg] i utkikkstønna for å varsle om palmeøyer",
"translation": "after months of sailing, [I] sat in the lookout barrel to report palm islands",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the little electronic melody that announced that information would be given",
"ref": "2000, Kari Bøge, For alt jeg vet:",
"text": "den vesle elektroniske melodien som varslet at informasjon ville bli gitt",
"translation": "the little electronic melody that announced that information would be given",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the people of Pompeii were not warned of the catastrophe either",
"ref": "2007, Ragnhild Nilstun, Min lange reise ender her:",
"text": "heller ikke menneskene i Pompeii ble varslet om katastrofen",
"translation": "the people of Pompeii were not warned of the catastrophe either",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "I raised the alarm after the Fornebu robbery, but management has, apart from a few actions, looked the other way",
"ref": "2009, Kjetil Stensvik Østli, Politi og røver:",
"text": "jeg varslet etter Fornebu-ranet, men ledelsen har, bortsett fra noen få aksjoner, sett en annen vei",
"translation": "I raised the alarm after the Fornebu robbery, but management has, apart from a few actions, looked the other way",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "I should have risen from the table and taken action at once, called, telegraphed, notified the police, sheriffs, and other and highest authorities along the coast",
"ref": "2010, Lars Saabye Christensen, Bernhard Hvals forsnakkelser:",
"text": "jeg burde reist meg fra bordet og straks tatt affære, ringt, telegrafert, varslet politi, lensmenn og øvrige og øverste myndigheter langs kysten",
"translation": "I should have risen from the table and taken action at once, called, telegraphed, notified the police, sheriffs, and other and highest authorities along the coast",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the kindergarten discovered the abuse and notified the child welfare services",
"ref": "2024, Terje Bjøranger and Gunnar Valentin Svensson, Æresrelatert kriminalitet, page 249:",
"text": "barnehagen oppdaget mishandlingen og varslet barnevernet",
"translation": "the kindergarten discovered the abuse and notified the child welfare services",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen"
],
"id": "en-varsle-nb-verb-ERUILUEO",
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"notify",
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"inform",
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[
"alert",
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[
"warn",
"warn"
]
]
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"categories": [
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"kind": "other",
"langcode": "nb",
"name": "Law",
"orig": "nb:Law",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
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"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen",
"to send a formal notice"
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],
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],
[
"law",
"law#English"
],
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"notice",
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],
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"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen",
"(law) to send a formal notice"
],
"topics": [
"law"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "from the clock class a messenger was sent out to report that “the hour lacked five minutes”. This was called varsle",
"ref": "1888, Nordahl Rolfsen, Da jeg var Gut, page 11:",
"text": "fra klokkeklassen sendtes en stafet ud for at melde, at «klokken manglede fem minuter». Det kaldtes at varsle",
"translation": "from the clock class a messenger was sent out to report that “the hour lacked five minutes”. This was called varsle",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen",
"to announce that only five minutes remain of a lesson"
],
"id": "en-varsle-nb-verb-lM5yEuGh",
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"notify",
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]
],
"qualifier": "school",
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"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen",
"(school, historical) to announce that only five minutes remain of a lesson"
],
"tags": [
"historical"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "9 4 5 10 5 33 5 5 9 4 4 9",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "6 3 3 7 3 45 3 3 11 3 3 10",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "if the dogs gave warning at night, it was usually predators prowling around the camp",
"ref": "1919, Carl Schøyen, Tre stammers møte, page 63:",
"text": "var det ved nattetid hundene varslet, da gjaldt det helst udyr som tuslet om leiren",
"translation": "if the dogs gave warning at night, it was usually predators prowling around the camp",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the dogs gave warning",
"ref": "1920, Sigrid Undset, Kransen, page 264:",
"text": "hundene varslet",
"translation": "the dogs gave warning",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen",
"to warn, alert, raise the alarm"
],
"id": "en-varsle-nb-verb-l-3KuIH0",
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"notify",
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"warn",
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"raw_glosses": [
"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen",
"(of a dog) to warn, alert, raise the alarm"
],
"raw_tags": [
"of a dog"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "now it points toward the hour of renewal",
"ref": "1875, Henrik Ibsen, Digte, page 137:",
"text": "nu varsler det mod foryngelsens stund",
"translation": "now it points toward the hour of renewal",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[the eyes] gave ominous signs of the impulses that lurked within",
"ref": "(Can we date this quote?), Kristian Elster, Samlede Skrifter II, page 177:",
"text": "[øynene] varslede ilde om de drifter, som lurede indenfor",
"translation": "[the eyes] gave ominous signs of the impulses that lurked within",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "she felt the first warning pains [before the birth]",
"ref": "1925, Sigrid Undset, Olav Audunssøn i Hestviken II, page 189:",
"text": "hun kjendte de første varslende tak [før fødselen]",
"translation": "she felt the first warning pains [before the birth]",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "Virgil [was] vates – “the prophet” – who foretold the coming of the Savior in his fourth eclogue",
"ref": "2000, Trond Berg Eriksen, Reisen gjennom helvete, page 25:",
"text": "Virgil [var] vates – «profeten» – som varslet Frelserens komme i sin fjerde ekloge",
"translation": "Virgil [was] vates – “the prophet” – who foretold the coming of the Savior in his fourth eclogue",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen",
"of behavior, appearance, a sign, etc.: to indicate, show, reveal, foretell"
],
"id": "en-varsle-nb-verb-HwVkSeJs",
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"notify",
"notify"
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"inform",
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"alert",
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[
"indicate",
"indicate"
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"show",
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],
[
"reveal",
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],
[
"foretell",
"foretell"
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"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"english": "she could always hear it give a forewarning when father came home from a journey",
"ref": "1873, Jonas Lie, Den Fremsynte, page 46:",
"text": "hun kunde altid høre det varsle forud, naar fader kom hjem fra reise",
"translation": "she could always hear it give a forewarning when father came home from a journey",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen",
"of behavior, appearance, a sign, etc.: to indicate, show, reveal, foretell",
"to give a sign through a vardøger"
],
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"notify",
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"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen",
"of behavior, appearance, a sign, etc.: to indicate, show, reveal, foretell",
"(with formal subject) to give a sign through a vardøger"
],
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},
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"examples": [
{
"english": "they reported unfortunate conditions at the workplace",
"text": "de varslet om uheldige forhold på arbeidsplassen",
"translation": "they reported unfortunate conditions at the workplace",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the authorities were notified about objectionable conditions in the company",
"text": "myndighetene ble varslet om kritikkverdige forhold i bedriften",
"translation": "the authorities were notified about objectionable conditions in the company",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the police were notified about the case and contacted the Copenhagen police",
"ref": "1894 December 14, Morgenbladet, page 2:",
"text": "politiet blev varslet om sagen og satte sig i forbindelse med Kjøbenhavner-politiet",
"translation": "the police were notified about the case and contacted the Copenhagen police",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "employees reported illegalities – but were not heard",
"ref": "2019 January 21, Trønder-Avisa, page 5:",
"text": "ansatte varslet om ulovligheter – men ble ikke hørt",
"translation": "employees reported illegalities – but were not heard",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "strong legal protection is to help ensure that employees dare to report wrongdoing",
"ref": "2022, En åpen og opplyst samtale. Ytringsfrihetskommisjonens utredning, page 303:",
"text": "sterk lovbeskyttelse skal tilrettelegge for at arbeidstakere tør varsle",
"translation": "strong legal protection is to help ensure that employees dare to report wrongdoing",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to report, notify about; to report something, often something objectionable, dangerous, or unlawful, that has happened"
],
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"om",
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"report",
"report"
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"notify",
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(with om) to report, notify about; to report something, often something objectionable, dangerous, or unlawful, that has happened"
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"with om"
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"examples": [
{
"english": "one of them [i.e. the prophets from Jerusalem], named Agabus, stood up and foretold by the Spirit that a great famine would strike the whole world",
"ref": "traditional, Apg [Acts], 11:28:",
"text": "en av dem [dvs. profetene fra Jerusalem], han som het Agabos, sto fram og varslet ved Ånden at en stor hungersnød skulle ramme hele verden",
"translation": "one of them [i.e. the prophets from Jerusalem], named Agabus, stood up and foretold by the Spirit that a great famine would strike the whole world",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "we hear on the way an admonishing call and listen to foreboding voices",
"ref": "(Can we date this quote?), J.S. Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker III, page 37:",
"text": "vi høre paa veien et manende kald og lytte til varslende stemmer",
"translation": "we hear on the way an admonishing call and listen to foreboding voices",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "lowing from milk-heavy cows that announced that day was breaking",
"ref": "1994, Atle Næss, Østre linje:",
"text": "rauting fra melketunge kuer som varslet at dagen grydde",
"translation": "lowing from milk-heavy cows that announced that day was breaking",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "soothsayers foretold a new flood",
"ref": "2001, Øystein Lønn, Ifølge Sofia:",
"text": "spåmenn varslet en ny syndflod",
"translation": "soothsayers foretold a new flood",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the wind foretells autumn",
"ref": "2020, Ole Paus, Pauspoeten, page 352:",
"text": "vinden varsler høst",
"translation": "the wind foretells autumn",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "The Norwegian Meteorological Institute forecasts rain.",
"text": "Meteorologisk institutt varsler regn.",
"translation": "The Norwegian Meteorological Institute forecasts rain.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "it was one of those sudden fair-weather evenings when the meteorologist had forecast rain, but the sea breeze nevertheless swept all the clouds away",
"ref": "1997, Ketil Bjørnstad, Veien til Dhaka, page 279:",
"text": "det var en av disse plutselige godværskvelder, da meteorologen hadde varslet regn, men da solgangsbrisen likevel feiet alle skyer bort",
"translation": "it was one of those sudden fair-weather evenings when the meteorologist had forecast rain, but the sea breeze nevertheless swept all the clouds away",
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},
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"english": "a faint, cold, pearly light … forecast clear, fine winter weather",
"ref": "1997, Gunnar Staalesen, 1900 Morgenrød:",
"text": "et svakt, kuldskjært perlemorslys … varslet klart, pent vintervær",
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"english": "if you foretell truly: then take me swiftly to my Selma!",
"ref": "1829, Henrik Wergeland, Ida og Selma:",
"text": "varsler du sandt: før mig hastig da hen til min Selma!",
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"english": "dreams foretell",
"ref": "1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 46:",
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"english": "what does such a terrible sign portend?",
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{
"english": "[the cat] behaved so badly at night: you know what that portends!",
"ref": "1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 109:",
"text": "[katten] bar sig så stygt om natten: du ved, hvad det varsler, du!",
"translation": "[the cat] behaved so badly at night: you know what that portends!",
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"english": "the swallow predicted death and foretold corpses",
"ref": "1915, Tryggve Andersen, Fabler og hændelser, page 20:",
"text": "svalen spaadde død og varslet lik",
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"english": "in the Norwegian Gymnasiast Association, Young Conservatives had taken power from the Marxist-Leninists in 1975, and signaled a coming conservative wave",
"ref": "2002, Elisabeth Skarsbø Moen, Jens Stoltenberg:",
"text": "i Norges Gymnasiastsamband hadde Unge Høyre tatt makten fra m-l-erne i 1975, og varslet en høyrebølge i emning",
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"english": "to warn of an air raid",
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"english": "luck was good to me, so I was warned in time and got away",
"ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Hærmændene på Helgeland, page 16:",
"text": "lykken var mig god, så jeg blev varslet itide og slap bort",
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"english": "there [the fylgja] sank into the ground! Yes, yes, now it has warned me",
"ref": "1873, Henrik Ibsen, Hærmændene på Helgeland, page 121:",
"text": "der sank [fylgjen] i jorden! Ja, ja, nu har den varslet mig",
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"english": "the doctor has warned us. It [that she will go blind] is coming inevitably",
"ref": "1884, Henrik Ibsen, Vildanden, page 70:",
"text": "lægen har varslet os. Det [at hun blir blind] kommer ubønhørligt",
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"english": "the manager gave me notice so that I could look around for something else in good time",
"ref": "1914, Sigrid Undset, Vaaren, page 78:",
"text": "disponenten varslet mig for at jeg kunde se mig om efter noget andet i god tid",
"translation": "the manager gave me notice so that I could look around for something else in good time",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the Employers' Confederation … felt [in 1986] pressured to announce a lockout",
"ref": "1990, Kåre Willoch, Statsminister, page 111:",
"text": "Arbeidsgiverforeningen … følte seg [i 1986] presset til å varsle lockout",
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"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "after months of sailing, [I] sat in the lookout barrel to report palm islands",
"ref": "1997, Tove Nilsen, G for Georg, page 20:",
"text": "etter måneders seilas satt [jeg] i utkikkstønna for å varsle om palmeøyer",
"translation": "after months of sailing, [I] sat in the lookout barrel to report palm islands",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the little electronic melody that announced that information would be given",
"ref": "2000, Kari Bøge, For alt jeg vet:",
"text": "den vesle elektroniske melodien som varslet at informasjon ville bli gitt",
"translation": "the little electronic melody that announced that information would be given",
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},
{
"english": "the people of Pompeii were not warned of the catastrophe either",
"ref": "2007, Ragnhild Nilstun, Min lange reise ender her:",
"text": "heller ikke menneskene i Pompeii ble varslet om katastrofen",
"translation": "the people of Pompeii were not warned of the catastrophe either",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "I raised the alarm after the Fornebu robbery, but management has, apart from a few actions, looked the other way",
"ref": "2009, Kjetil Stensvik Østli, Politi og røver:",
"text": "jeg varslet etter Fornebu-ranet, men ledelsen har, bortsett fra noen få aksjoner, sett en annen vei",
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{
"english": "I should have risen from the table and taken action at once, called, telegraphed, notified the police, sheriffs, and other and highest authorities along the coast",
"ref": "2010, Lars Saabye Christensen, Bernhard Hvals forsnakkelser:",
"text": "jeg burde reist meg fra bordet og straks tatt affære, ringt, telegrafert, varslet politi, lensmenn og øvrige og øverste myndigheter langs kysten",
"translation": "I should have risen from the table and taken action at once, called, telegraphed, notified the police, sheriffs, and other and highest authorities along the coast",
"type": "quotation"
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"english": "the kindergarten discovered the abuse and notified the child welfare services",
"ref": "2024, Terje Bjøranger and Gunnar Valentin Svensson, Æresrelatert kriminalitet, page 249:",
"text": "barnehagen oppdaget mishandlingen og varslet barnevernet",
"translation": "the kindergarten discovered the abuse and notified the child welfare services",
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"english": "from the clock class a messenger was sent out to report that “the hour lacked five minutes”. This was called varsle",
"ref": "1888, Nordahl Rolfsen, Da jeg var Gut, page 11:",
"text": "fra klokkeklassen sendtes en stafet ud for at melde, at «klokken manglede fem minuter». Det kaldtes at varsle",
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"english": "if the dogs gave warning at night, it was usually predators prowling around the camp",
"ref": "1919, Carl Schøyen, Tre stammers møte, page 63:",
"text": "var det ved nattetid hundene varslet, da gjaldt det helst udyr som tuslet om leiren",
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"english": "now it points toward the hour of renewal",
"ref": "1875, Henrik Ibsen, Digte, page 137:",
"text": "nu varsler det mod foryngelsens stund",
"translation": "now it points toward the hour of renewal",
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"english": "[the eyes] gave ominous signs of the impulses that lurked within",
"ref": "(Can we date this quote?), Kristian Elster, Samlede Skrifter II, page 177:",
"text": "[øynene] varslede ilde om de drifter, som lurede indenfor",
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"english": "she felt the first warning pains [before the birth]",
"ref": "1925, Sigrid Undset, Olav Audunssøn i Hestviken II, page 189:",
"text": "hun kjendte de første varslende tak [før fødselen]",
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"english": "Virgil [was] vates – “the prophet” – who foretold the coming of the Savior in his fourth eclogue",
"ref": "2000, Trond Berg Eriksen, Reisen gjennom helvete, page 25:",
"text": "Virgil [var] vates – «profeten» – som varslet Frelserens komme i sin fjerde ekloge",
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"Requests for date",
"Requests for date in Norwegian Bokmål entries"
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"examples": [
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"english": "she could always hear it give a forewarning when father came home from a journey",
"ref": "1873, Jonas Lie, Den Fremsynte, page 46:",
"text": "hun kunde altid høre det varsle forud, naar fader kom hjem fra reise",
"translation": "she could always hear it give a forewarning when father came home from a journey",
"type": "quotation"
}
],
"glosses": [
"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen",
"of behavior, appearance, a sign, etc.: to indicate, show, reveal, foretell",
"to give a sign through a vardøger"
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"of a person, device, etc.: to notify, inform, alert, warn; to give information about something, often something dangerous, bad, important, or about to happen",
"of behavior, appearance, a sign, etc.: to indicate, show, reveal, foretell",
"(with formal subject) to give a sign through a vardøger"
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"english": "they reported unfortunate conditions at the workplace",
"text": "de varslet om uheldige forhold på arbeidsplassen",
"translation": "they reported unfortunate conditions at the workplace",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the authorities were notified about objectionable conditions in the company",
"text": "myndighetene ble varslet om kritikkverdige forhold i bedriften",
"translation": "the authorities were notified about objectionable conditions in the company",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "the police were notified about the case and contacted the Copenhagen police",
"ref": "1894 December 14, Morgenbladet, page 2:",
"text": "politiet blev varslet om sagen og satte sig i forbindelse med Kjøbenhavner-politiet",
"translation": "the police were notified about the case and contacted the Copenhagen police",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "employees reported illegalities – but were not heard",
"ref": "2019 January 21, Trønder-Avisa, page 5:",
"text": "ansatte varslet om ulovligheter – men ble ikke hørt",
"translation": "employees reported illegalities – but were not heard",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "strong legal protection is to help ensure that employees dare to report wrongdoing",
"ref": "2022, En åpen og opplyst samtale. Ytringsfrihetskommisjonens utredning, page 303:",
"text": "sterk lovbeskyttelse skal tilrettelegge for at arbeidstakere tør varsle",
"translation": "strong legal protection is to help ensure that employees dare to report wrongdoing",
"type": "quotation"
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"english": "one of them [i.e. the prophets from Jerusalem], named Agabus, stood up and foretold by the Spirit that a great famine would strike the whole world",
"ref": "traditional, Apg [Acts], 11:28:",
"text": "en av dem [dvs. profetene fra Jerusalem], han som het Agabos, sto fram og varslet ved Ånden at en stor hungersnød skulle ramme hele verden",
"translation": "one of them [i.e. the prophets from Jerusalem], named Agabus, stood up and foretold by the Spirit that a great famine would strike the whole world",
"type": "quotation"
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{
"english": "we hear on the way an admonishing call and listen to foreboding voices",
"ref": "(Can we date this quote?), J.S. Welhaven, Samlede Digterverker III, page 37:",
"text": "vi høre paa veien et manende kald og lytte til varslende stemmer",
"translation": "we hear on the way an admonishing call and listen to foreboding voices",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "lowing from milk-heavy cows that announced that day was breaking",
"ref": "1994, Atle Næss, Østre linje:",
"text": "rauting fra melketunge kuer som varslet at dagen grydde",
"translation": "lowing from milk-heavy cows that announced that day was breaking",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "soothsayers foretold a new flood",
"ref": "2001, Øystein Lønn, Ifølge Sofia:",
"text": "spåmenn varslet en ny syndflod",
"translation": "soothsayers foretold a new flood",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the wind foretells autumn",
"ref": "2020, Ole Paus, Pauspoeten, page 352:",
"text": "vinden varsler høst",
"translation": "the wind foretells autumn",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "The Norwegian Meteorological Institute forecasts rain.",
"text": "Meteorologisk institutt varsler regn.",
"translation": "The Norwegian Meteorological Institute forecasts rain.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "it was one of those sudden fair-weather evenings when the meteorologist had forecast rain, but the sea breeze nevertheless swept all the clouds away",
"ref": "1997, Ketil Bjørnstad, Veien til Dhaka, page 279:",
"text": "det var en av disse plutselige godværskvelder, da meteorologen hadde varslet regn, men da solgangsbrisen likevel feiet alle skyer bort",
"translation": "it was one of those sudden fair-weather evenings when the meteorologist had forecast rain, but the sea breeze nevertheless swept all the clouds away",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "a faint, cold, pearly light … forecast clear, fine winter weather",
"ref": "1997, Gunnar Staalesen, 1900 Morgenrød:",
"text": "et svakt, kuldskjært perlemorslys … varslet klart, pent vintervær",
"translation": "a faint, cold, pearly light … forecast clear, fine winter weather",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"english": "if you foretell truly: then take me swiftly to my Selma!",
"ref": "1829, Henrik Wergeland, Ida og Selma:",
"text": "varsler du sandt: før mig hastig da hen til min Selma!",
"translation": "if you foretell truly: then take me swiftly to my Selma!",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "dreams foretell",
"ref": "1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 46:",
"text": "drømme varsler",
"translation": "dreams foretell",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "what does such a terrible sign portend?",
"ref": "1872, Henrik Ibsen, Kongs-Emnerne, page 173:",
"text": "hvad varsler sligt rædselstegn?",
"translation": "what does such a terrible sign portend?",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "[the cat] behaved so badly at night: you know what that portends!",
"ref": "1874, Henrik Ibsen, Peer Gynt, page 109:",
"text": "[katten] bar sig så stygt om natten: du ved, hvad det varsler, du!",
"translation": "[the cat] behaved so badly at night: you know what that portends!",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "the swallow predicted death and foretold corpses",
"ref": "1915, Tryggve Andersen, Fabler og hændelser, page 20:",
"text": "svalen spaadde død og varslet lik",
"translation": "the swallow predicted death and foretold corpses",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"english": "in the Norwegian Gymnasiast Association, Young Conservatives had taken power from the Marxist-Leninists in 1975, and signaled a coming conservative wave",
"ref": "2002, Elisabeth Skarsbø Moen, Jens Stoltenberg:",
"text": "i Norges Gymnasiastsamband hadde Unge Høyre tatt makten fra m-l-erne i 1975, og varslet en høyrebølge i emning",
"translation": "in the Norwegian Gymnasiast Association, Young Conservatives had taken power from the Marxist-Leninists in 1975, and signaled a coming conservative wave",
"type": "quotation"
}
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"ipa": "/ˈʋaʂ.lə/"
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{
"rhymes": "-aʂlə"
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],
"word": "varsle"
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