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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

sort.

black (color/colour)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj/suʈ/
  1. black (color/colour)

  2. illegal; in avoidance of taxes

Where this word comes from

From Danish sort, from Old Danish sort, swort, swart, from Old Norse svartr, from Proto-Germanic *swartaz, from Proto-Indo-European *swordo- (“dirty, dark, black”).

noun/sɔʈ/
  1. a sort, kind or type

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French sorte.

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