forvanske

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ Old Danish vanske.

Verb

forvanske (imperative forvansk, present tense forvansker, passive forvanskes, simple past and past participle forvanska or forvansket, present participle forvanskende)

  1. to distort, corrupt, garble, mutilate (e.g. a text)

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