foredle

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From for- +‎ edel, compare with German veredeln and Swedish förädla. === Verb === foredle (imperative foredl or foredle, present tense foredler, passive foredles, simple past and past participle foredla or foredlet, present participle foredlende) to refine, remove impurities to improve (e.g. a horse breed) to bring to great perfection, ennoble === References === “foredle” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “foredle” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From for- +‎ edel. === Verb === foredle (present tense foredlar, past tense foredla, past participle foredla, passive infinitive foredlast, present participle foredlande, imperative foredle/foredl) to refine, remove impurities to improve (e.g. a horse breed) to bring to great perfection, ennoble ==== Alternative forms ==== foredla === References === “foredle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.