rette

• IPA^(key): /rɛtə/, [ˈʁad̥ə], [ˈʁɑd̥ə]

From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną (“to right”), cognate with English right, German richten. Derived from the adjective *rehtaz (“right, straight”).

rette (imperative ret, infinitive at rette, present tense retter, past tense rettede, perfect tense har rettet)

1. to straighten, adjust (to make even)
2. to aim, direct, turn, address (to send in a certain direction)
3. to correct, rectify (to make right)
4. to mark, grade (to evaluate a written assignment)

• retning
• rettelse

• “rette,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rette

1. definite singular of ret
2. plural of ret

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rette

1. (obsolete) dative singular of ret

   only used in these fixed expressions: i rette (“correcting”), med rette (“rightly”), til rette (“orderly”)

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rette

1. inflection of retten:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

• IPA^(key): /ˈretə/

rette

1. to save
2. to rescue

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

rette f

1. plural of retta

rette f pl

1. feminine plural of retto

• tetre

rette

1. definite singular of rett
2. plural of rett

From Old Norse retta.

rette (imperative rett, present tense retter, passive rettes, simple past and past participle retta or rettet, present participle rettende)

1. to correct
2. to right, straighten
3. to aim, direct

• etterrettelig
• opprette
• rettelse
• underrette

• “rette” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną, a factitive of the adjective *rehtaz, later Old Norse réttr and Norwegian Nynorsk rett. Cognates include Dutch and German richten, English verbal right, Icelandic rétta, Faroese rætta, and Swedish rätta.

rette (present tense rettar, past tense retta, past participle retta, passive infinitive rettast, present participle rettande, imperative rette/rett)

1. (transitive) to straighten, to set or make straight
2. (transitive) to aim, direct
3. (transitive) to hand, pass
4. (transitive) to correct
5. (transitive) to grade (e.g. a test)
6. (transitive) to execute (to kill as a punishment)

• Note that this verb may be inflected differently, depending on its sense. In some senses, the verb may be inflected as an e-verb.

• retta (a-infinitive)

• (to correct): justere, korrigere
• (to hand, pass): rekke
• (to execute): avrette

• rett (“right”)

rette f (definite singular retta, indefinite plural retter, definite plural rettene)

1. the right side of a piece of clothing

   Coordinate term: range

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rette

1. definite singular of rett
2. plural of rett

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rette m

1. (obsolete, now used only in fixed expressions) dative singular of rett

   Antonym: urette

• i rette
• med rette
• til rette

• “rette” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• etter, terte