dikt
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Etymology
From Old Norse dikt, from a Middle Low German noun derived from dichten, "to compose (a poem)" (compare dikte).
Noun
dikt n (definite singular diktet, indefinite plural dikt, definite plural dikta or diktene)
- poem (literary piece written in verse)
- Å hamre ut et dikt er en slags gullsmedkunst. (Rolf Jacobsen)
- To forge a poem is a kind of smith craft. (literally: "to forge a poem is a kind of goldsmith craft")
- Å hamre ut et dikt er en slags gullsmedkunst. (Rolf Jacobsen)
- fiction, pack of lies, invention (compare dikte opp)
- Er dette dikt eller sannhet?
- Is this fiction or truth?
Synonyms
Derived terms
- diktning
- løgn og forbannet dikt
- dikt og tøv fra ende til annen
References
- “dikt” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “dikt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- search on "dikt"
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse dikt, from a Middle Low German noun derived from dichten, "to compose, authour (a poem)" (compare dikte).
Noun
dikt n (definite singular diktet, indefinite plural dikt, definite plural dikta)
- poem (literary piece written in verse)
- Diktet er ei lita forteljing, men rommet er viktigare enn tidsforløpet. (Jan Erik Vold)
- The poem is a little story, but space matters more than lapse of time.
- Diktet er ei lita forteljing, men rommet er viktigare enn tidsforløpet. (Jan Erik Vold)
- fiction, pack of lies, invention (compare dikte opp)
- Er dette dikt eller sannhet?
- Is this fiction or truth?
Synonyms
Derived terms
- dikt og tøv frå ende til annan
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German (compare Dutch dicht).
Adverb
dikt
References
- “dikt” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “dikt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- search on "dikt"
- txt.no
Etymology
From a Middle Low German noun derived from dichten, "to compose, author (a poem)" (compare dikta).
Noun
dikt n
- a poem
- At þú lærir hann þínu dikti ok letri.
- That you teach him the art of writing and composing. (literally: "that you learn him your poems and letters")
- At þú lærir hann þínu dikti ok letri.
Descendants
References
- “dikt”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- J. Fritzner's dictionary entry on "dikt"
Etymology
From Old Norse dikt, from a Middle Low German noun derived from dichten, "to compose, author (a poem)".
Pronunciation
Noun
dikt c
- poem (literary piece written in verse)
Declension
Declension of dikt
Derived terms
- klingdikt
Related terms
Further reading
- dikt in Svensk ordbok.
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