"forfine" meaning in All languages combined

See forfine on Wiktionary

Verb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Forms: forfin [imperative], forfiner [present], forfines [passive], forfina [participle, past], forfina [past], forfinet [participle, past], forfinet [past], forfinende [participle, present]
Etymology: From German verfeinern, compare with Swedish förfina. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|de|verfeinern}} German verfeinern, {{cog|sv|förfina}} Swedish förfina Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|forfin|present tense|forfiner|passive|forfines|simple past and past participle|forfina|or|forfinet|present participle|forfinende}} forfine (imperative forfin, present tense forfiner, passive forfines, simple past and past participle forfina or forfinet, present participle forfinende)
  1. to refine (improve something)
    Sense id: en-forfine-nb-verb-fyEG9u2E Categories (other): Norwegian Bokmål entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Norwegian Nynorsk]

Forms: forfinar [present], forfina [past], forfina [participle, past], forfinast [infinitive, passive], forfinande [participle, present], forfine [imperative], forfin [imperative]
Etymology: From German verfeinern. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|de|verfeinern}} German verfeinern
  1. to refine (improve something) Synonyms: forfina
    Sense id: en-forfine-nn-verb-fyEG9u2E Categories (other): Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "form": "forfinet",
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        "to refine (improve something)"
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      "form": "forfinast",
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    },
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      "form": "forfinande",
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      "form": "forfine",
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    {
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    }
  ],
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