/ˈfɑtːə/
OpprinnelseFrom Middle Low German vaten.
- transitiveto grip or grasp (to take hold of; particularly with the hand)
“[han] fatter rosenkransen” — [he] grasps the rosary
“[skolemesteren] fattede ham i trøjekraven” — [the schoolmaster] grabbed him by the shirt collar
“det skal lykkes mig at beholde, hvad min hånd har fattet tag i” — I must succeed in keeping what my hand has grasped
- intransitiveto catch fire (to become engulfed in flames)
“i et nu fattede de tørre kvister i veiret” — in a now the dry twigs combusted in the air
“flammen var først usynlig, nesten bare en skjelving i luften like over gresstrået … Men så fattet selve tusten, og derfra krøp flammen utover” — the flame was invisible at first, almost just a tremor in the air just above the blade of grass… But then the very mist took hold, and from there the flame crept out
- intransitiveto spread, burn
“ilden fatter i skogen” — the fire is spreading in the forest
- literaryto enclose, contain
“alt, hvad åndens rige i sig fatter” — all that the realm of the spirit in itself comprehends
- literary, transitiveto understand, get, comprehend
“jeg vil tro, at jeg ikke har fattet eders mening” — I would think, that I have not understood your opinion
“Petra fatter først, hvad her er sket, da bruden stille kommer gående ind” — Petra first realizes what has happened here as the bride quietly enters walking
“vel havde hendes blik opfattet forvandlingen i ham; men hendes uskyldige og rene jomfrusjæl havde ikke fattet dens væsen” — well her gaze had perceived the transformation in him; but her innocent and pure virgin soul had not grasped its essence
- literary, transitiveto take, get, have; win
“da fatted jeg den store forløsende erkendelse” — then I got the great redemptive realization
“[almuen] fattede underlige tanker ved at se ham staa paa en venskabelig fod med landkræmmer Hans Orre” — [the common people] had strange thoughts when they saw him standing on a friendly footing with landowner Hans Orre
“jeg forsto aldri helt hvorfor hun hadde fattet interesse for en særling som meg” — I never quite understood why she had taken an interest in a weirdo like me
- intransitive, literaryto reclaim oneself as a master; get together and calm down (again)
“Paulsen, vær en mand og fat dig!” — Paulsen, be a man and catch up!
“– Fat Dem, miss Lyall, … og la mig faa høre, hvad De har at berette” — - Master yourself, Miss Lyall,… and let me know what you have to say
“kammerherren er i færd med at sige noget, men fatter sig i det” — the chamberlain is in the process of saying something, but stops himself
- literary, transitiveto express oneself (in a certain way)
“[jeg] skal mig fatte kort” — [I] must be brief
“jeg skal søge at fatte mig muligst klart og bestemt” — I must seek to express myself as clearly and decisively as possible
“jeg skal fatte mig i korthed” — I must be brief
- transitiveto customize and assemble stones in (gold and silver) jewelry
“gullsmedfagene bestod opprinnelig av åtte fag, og dagens gullsmed har et arbeidsområde som omfatter to av disse åtte, gullarbeid og fatting” — goldsmithery originally consisted of eight subjects, and today's goldsmith has a work area that includes two of these eight, goldsmithing and assembling
Bøyningerfatt(imperative) · fatter(present) · fattes(passive) · fatta(participle, past) · fatta(past) · fattet(participle, past) · fattet(past) · fattende(participle, present)