Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

befri ‎(imperative befri, present tense befrir, present passive befris, simple past befridde, past participle befridd, present participle befriende)

1. to free, set free (make free), liberate, deliver

   En svær mengde samlet seg utenfor fengslet og befridde fangen.

   A huge crowd gathered outside the prison and freed/liberated the prisoner.

   Jeg har sett hvordan folket mitt blir mishandlet i Egypt, og har hørt klagen deres, og jeg har steget ned for å befri dem. (Acts of the Apostles, 7,34)

   I have seen how my people are mistreated in Egypt, heard their moans, and I have descended to deliver them.

Derived terms

• befri seg fra
• befriende (adjective)
• befrielse
• befriet

Synonyms

• frelse, fri, fri ut, løskjøpe, redde, unnsette, utfri, avlaste, forløse, frigjøre, frita, lette

Usage notes

The suffix replaces the use of auxiliary words in certain situations, such as in the phrase gjøre fri, where be- replaces gjøre, but the word is essentially a synonym to the verb fri.

References

• “befri” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “befri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• Bibelen.no - search on "befri"