"befri" meaning in All languages combined

See befri on Wiktionary

Verb [Danish]

Forms: befriede [past], befriet [past], befriet [participle, past]
Head templates: {{head|da|verb|past tense|befriede|or|befriet|past participle|befriet}} befri (past tense befriede or befriet, past participle befriet)
  1. to free, set free
    Sense id: en-befri-da-verb-5sZVsSE4
  2. to relieve (someone) of a toilsome burden
    Sense id: en-befri-da-verb-lolNs6Y~ Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Danish entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: befrier, befrielse

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: befri [imperative], befrir [present], befris [passive, present], befridde [past], befridd [participle, past], befriende [participle, present]
Etymology: From Middle Low German, from the prefix be- + fri ("to free, to set free"). Compare with Swedish befria. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|gml|-}} Middle Low German, {{prefix|nb|be|fri}} be- + fri, {{cog|sv|befria}} Swedish befria Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|befri|present tense|befrir|present passive|befris|simple past|befridde|past participle|befridd|present participle|befriende}} befri (imperative befri, present tense befrir, present passive befris, simple past befridde, past participle befridd, present participle befriende)
  1. to free, set free (make free), liberate, deliver Derived forms: befri seg fra, befrielse, befriende [adjective], befrier, befriet
    Sense id: en-befri-nb-verb-32Y59h3p Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Norwegian Bokmål terms prefixed with be-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Synonyms: frelse, fri, fri ut, løskjøpe, redde, unnsette, utfri, avlaste, forløse, frigjøre, frita, lette

Inflected forms

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          "english": "I have seen how my people are mistreated in Egypt, heard their moans, and I have descended to deliver them. (Acts of the Apostles, 7,34)",
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          "word": "frelse"
        },
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          "word": "fri"
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          "word": "fri ut"
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        {
          "word": "løskjøpe"
        },
        {
          "word": "redde"
        },
        {
          "word": "unnsette"
        },
        {
          "word": "utfri"
        },
        {
          "word": "avlaste"
        },
        {
          "word": "forløse"
        },
        {
          "word": "frigjøre"
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        {
          "word": "frita"
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        {
          "word": "lette"
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      "word": "frelse"
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      "word": "fri ut"
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    {
      "word": "løskjøpe"
    },
    {
      "word": "redde"
    },
    {
      "word": "unnsette"
    },
    {
      "word": "utfri"
    },
    {
      "word": "avlaste"
    },
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      "word": "forløse"
    },
    {
      "word": "frigjøre"
    },
    {
      "word": "frita"
    },
    {
      "word": "lette"
    }
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}

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