ferske

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

ferske

  1. definite singular of fersk
  2. plural of fersk

Verb

ferske (present tense fersker, past tense ferska or fersket, past participle ferska or fersket)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) To catch someone in the act of committing a misdeed.
    Jeg ble ferska mens jeg holdt på å koble bilen.
    I was caught while I was hot-wiring the car.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

ferske

  1. definite singular of fersk
  2. plural of fersk

Etymology 2

Clipping of ta på fersk gjerning or a similar phrase.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /feʃke/
  • IPA(key): /feʁske/ (Guttural R dialects)
  • IPA(key): /feʃk/ (apocope)

Verb

ferske (present tense ferskar, past tense ferska, past participle ferska, passive infinitive ferskast, present participle ferskande, imperative ferske/fersk)

  1. (transitive, colloquial) To catch someone in the act of committing a misdeed.
    Alt er lov so lengje ein ikkje vert ferska
    Everything is permitted as long as one isn't being caught

References

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