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NORWEGIAN SOUNDS.
| de dropped. | de retained. |
| li(de) to suffer, jeg li(de)r ondt I suffer hardships. | lide af en Sygdom to suffer from a disease, Lideformen the passive voice, lide Skibbrud pass sin Tro to make shipwreck concerning one's faith. |
| det li(de)r langt paa Dag it is passing late into the day. | Tiden lider time is passing. |
| ri(de) or ri(d)e to ride on horseback, en Ri(de)tur a horseback ride. | Berider a horse trainer, Ridekunst the art of riding. |
| raa(de) to advise, Mennesket spaar, Gud raar man proposes, God disposes. | forraade to betray, tilraade to counsel, Omraade territory, Raaderum free scope. |
| ska(de) to injure, de(t) kan ikke ska(de) it can do no harm. | skade is the more common form in polite language; det skader ikke at forsöge there is no harm done in trying. |
| af Skade bli(ve)r man klog injury makes wise. | |
| smede, pron. smi, to forge, at smi Jern to forge iron. | man maa smede, mens Jernet er varmt you must strike while the iron is hot. |
| spre(de) to spread, Epidemien spre(de)r sig over hele Byen the epidemic spreads all over the town. | jeg skal sprede mine Fiender I shall scatter my enemies, du maa sörge for at adsprede ham you must take care to divert his thoughts. |
| stri(de) to strive, at stri(de) med noget to strive with something, at stri(de) imod to be opposed to. | det strider mod Fornuften it is against all reason, at stride den sidste Strid to fight the last battle, to die. |
