tiltre

Middle French

Etymology

Old French titre, with the l added back to reflect the Latin titulus.

Noun

tiltre m (plural tiltres)

1. title (name given to something)

Descendants

• French: titre
  • → English: titer, titre
  • → Romanian: titru
  • → Turkish: titr
  • → Vietnamese: tít

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From older tiltrede, probably from Danish tiltræde, from Middle Low German treden.

Verb

tiltre (imperative tiltre, present tense tiltrer, passive tiltres, simple past tiltrådte, past participle tiltrådt, present participle tiltredende)

1. to enter into / upon, take over or take up (a position), step into, embark upon, start (a journey)

Derived terms

• tiltredelse
• tiltredes

References

• “tiltre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “tiltre” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German treden, presumably via Norwegian Bokmål.

Verb

tiltre (present tense tiltrer, past tense tiltredde, past participle tiltredd or tiltrett, passive infinitive tiltreast, present participle tiltreande, imperative tiltre)

1. to enter into / upon, take over or take up (a position), step into, embark upon, start (a journey)

References

• “tiltre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.