befri

== Danish == === Etymology === From Middle Low German bevrien. Equivalent to be- +‎ fri. Compare Swedish befria and German befreien. === Verb === befri (past tense befriede or befriet, past participle befriet) to free, set free to relieve (someone) of a toilsome burden ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== befrier befrielse === References === “befri” in Den Danske Ordbog “befri” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Middle Low German, from the prefix be- +‎ fri ("to free, to set free"). Compare with Swedish befria. === Verb === befri (imperative befri, present tense befrir, present passive befris, simple past befridde, past participle befridd, present participle befriende) to free, set free (make free), liberate, deliver ==== Usage notes ==== The suffix replaces the use of auxiliary words in certain situations, such as in the phrase gjøre fri, where be- replaces gjøre, but the word is essentially a synonym to the verb fri. ==== Synonyms ==== frelse, fri, fri ut, løskjøpe, redde, unnsette, utfri, avlaste, forløse, frigjøre, frita, lette ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “befri” in The Ordnett Dictionary “befri” in The Bokmål Dictionary. Bibelen.no - search on "befri"