"betre" meaning in Norwegian Nynorsk

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Adjective

Etymology: From Old Norse betri, from Proto-Germanic *batizô. Akin to English better. Etymology templates: {{inh|nn|non|betri}} Old Norse betri, {{inh|nn|gem-pro|*batizô}} Proto-Germanic *batizô, {{cog|en|better}} English better Head templates: {{head|nn|adjective|cat2=comparative adjectives}} betre
  1. better (of higher quality)
    Sense id: en-betre-nn-adj-O7rMZWYn
  2. better (more enjoyable)
    Sense id: en-betre-nn-adj-i7W6nUjw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bere, beire, bære, likar [dialectal]
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: betrar [present], betra [past], betra [participle, past], betrast [infinitive, passive], betrande [participle, present], betre [imperative], betr [imperative]
Etymology: Derived from the comparative adjective above.
  1. to improve Related terms: bedre [Bokmål]
    Sense id: en-betre-nn-verb-Aw0bxo3s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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