Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

forlegge ‎(imperative forlegg, present tense forlegger, passive forlegges, simple past forla, past participle forlagt, present participle forleggende)

1. to misplace, mislay (putting something somewhere, then forgetting its location)
2. to deploy; station; relocate

   Troppene ble forlagt til byen.

   The troops were stationed in the city.

3. to make all arrangements for the publication of a book etc.
4. to make a correcting adjustment

   forlegge siktepunkt

   in using a firing weapon, adjust aiming point due to conditions

5. to lay (e.g. a cable in a trench)

Related terms

• (publishing): forlag, forlegger

See also

• forlegen

References

• “forlegge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

for- +‎ legge; from Middle Low German vorlegen, vorleggen. Compare with the German verb verlegen ‎(“misplace”).

Alternative forms

• forlegga
• forleggja, forleggje

Verb

forlegge

1. to misplace, mislay (putting something somewhere, then forgetting its location)
2. to deploy; station; relocate

   Troppene ble forlagt til byen.

   The troops were stationed in the city.

3. to make all arrangements for the publication of a book etc.
4. to make a correcting adjustment

   forlegge siktepunkt

   in using a firing weapon, adjust aiming point due to conditions

5. to lay (e.g. a cable in a trench)

Inflection

Related terms

• (publishing): forlag

See also

• forlegen

References

• “forlegge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.