"bestefar" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

Forms: bestefaren [definite, singular], bestefedrar [indefinite, plural], bestefedrane [definite, plural]
Etymology: From older Dutch bestevader. Etymology templates: {{der|nn|nl|bestevader}} Dutch bestevader Head templates: {{nn-noun-m1||bestefedr}} bestefar m (definite singular bestefaren, indefinite plural bestefedrar, definite plural bestefedrane)
  1. a grandfather Tags: masculine Synonyms: godfar Related terms: farfar, farmor, morfar, mormor, godfar, godmor, bestemor, oldemor

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "bestefedrar",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestefedrane",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "word": "farfar"
        },
        {
          "word": "farmor"
        },
        {
          "word": "morfar"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "godfar"
        },
        {
          "word": "godmor"
        },
        {
          "word": "bestemor"
        },
        {
          "word": "oldemor"
        }
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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      },
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        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestefedrar",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bestefedrane",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "morfar"
    },
    {
      "word": "mormor"
    },
    {
      "word": "godfar"
    },
    {
      "word": "godmor"
    },
    {
      "word": "bestemor"
    },
    {
      "word": "oldemor"
    }
  ],
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