begynne.
to begin, start (initiate or take the first step into something.)
Meaning & usage
to begin, start (initiate or take the first step into something.)
Jeg begynte nylig å lese Shakespeares verker.
Gutten snublet i bakken og begynte å gråte.
Where this word comes from
From Danish begynde, from Middle Low German beginnen, cognate with Old English beginnan (English begin), from Proto-Germanic *biginnaną. Displaced native Norwegian børje (“to begin, start”), from Old Norse byrja, compare Norwegian Nynorsk byrja and Swedish börja.
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