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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

konfirmere.

to confirm (to administer (the sacrament or ritual (depending on denomination) of) confirmation on (someone))

10 characters4 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to confirm (to administer (the sacrament or ritual (depending on denomination) of) confirmation on (someone))

    transitive
    Han ble begravd av presten som også konfirmerte ham.
  2. to affirm the covenant of one's baptism

    reflexive
    jeg skal konfirmeres til våren
  3. to go through a coming-of-age in place of the more traditional rite in the Church of Norway, usually in a secular context, but also in Christian denominations not practicing child baptism

    ikke alle vil konfirmere seg i kirka; noen konfirmerer seg borgerleg
  4. to berate, scold

    idiomatic · transitive
Where this word comes from

From Latin cōnfirmāre (“to confirm”).

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