orsak

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== orsak imperative of orsake === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== orsak f (definite singular orsaki, indefinite plural orsaker or orsakir, definite plural orsakerne or orsakine) (pre-1917) alternative form of årsak == Swedish == === Etymology === Old Swedish ursak, a compound of ur- and sak (“legal dispute”), in other words "origin of the legal matter". Borrowed from Middle Low German orsake. Compare Danish årsag, Norwegian årsak, Dutch oorzaak, and German Ursache. === Pronunciation === === Noun === orsak c cause ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== grund c ==== Related terms ==== ingen orsak === References === “orsak”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “orsak”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “orsak”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) orsak in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === Oskar