Danish

Adjective

få ‎(comparative færre, superlative (predicative) færrest, superlative (attributive) }}})

1. few

Antonyms

• mange, mangen

See also

• lidt, lille

Etymology 2

Old Norse fá.

Verb

få ‎(imperative få, infinitive at få, present tense får, past tense fik, perfect tense har fået)

1. get
2. have

   at få et barn: to have a baby

Noun

få

1. på må og få – at random

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár

Adjective

få ‎(neuter singular få, definite singular and plural få, comparative færre, indefinite superlative færrest, definite superlative færreste)

1. few

   Hun syntes hun fikk få gaver til jul.

   She thought she got few presents for Christmas.

   De færreste vet om hendelsen.

   Very few know of the incident. (literally: the fewest know of the incident)

Synonyms

Derived terms

• fåfengt
• fåtall
• fåtallig

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fá (to grab, capture, conquer), shortening of obsolete Old Norse fanga, from Middle Low German. Compare fange and other verb shortenings (ganga --> gå, standa --> stå).

Verb

få ‎(imperative få, present tense får, passive fås or fåes, simple past fikk, past participle fått, present participle fående)

1. to get; to have; to obtain; to receive.

   Be, så skal dere få. Let, så skal dere finne. Bank på, så skal det lukkes opp for dere. (The Bible, Matt. 7,7)

   Pray, and you shall receive. Search, and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be opened to you. (literal translation)

   Hva fikk du til jul?

   What did you get for Christmas?

   Hvor mange fisk fikk du?

   How many fish did you get?

   Det beste er godt nok, bare man kan få det. (proverb)

   The best is good enough, if only one can get it.

2. (as a auxiliary verb) to get done; to accomplish

   Husk å få gjort leksene!

   Remember to get your homework done!

3. (medicine) to get; to catch; to aquire

   Jeg får hodepine av alt det bråket!

   All that noise is giving me a headache! (literally: I'm getting a headache from all that noise)

   Han fikk en alvorlig skade.

   He got a serious injury.

4. (as an auxiliary verb) will; have to; better

   Det får vente.

   It will have to wait.

5. (as an auxiliary verb) may, can, be allowed

   Pasienten får ikke ta imot besøk.

   The patient is not allowed to have visits.

6. (as an auxiliary verb) shall, will

   Vi får se hva som skjer.

   We'll see what happens.

Synonyms

• (to get, obtain, receive) erholde, erverve, innhente, innkassere, motta, oppdrive, oppebære, oppnå, skaffe, skaffe seg, ta hjem, tilegne seg, tjene, vinne
• (to catch, aquire) bli rammet av, bli til del, bli utsatt for, pådra seg
• (may, can; shall, will) måtte, skulle

Derived terms

• det får så være
• få det for seg
• få det med å
• få det som en vil
• få det til å gå for
• få det til å gå opp for
• få fatt i
• få igjen
• få med seg
• få av gårde/få av garde
• få seg til
• få til

Related terms

• fange
• fang
• fangen

References

• “få” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “få” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• Old Norse dictionary

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár

Alternative forms

• fåe

Adjective

få ‎(definite singular and plural få, comparative færre, indefinite superlative færrast, definite superlative færraste)

1. few

   Ho syntest ho fekk få gåver til jul.

   She thought she got few presents for Christmas.

   Dei færraste veit om hendinga.

   Very few know of the incident. (literally: the fewest know of the incident)

Synonyms

• enkelte
• fåtal
• eit par
• fåtalig
• nokon
• somme
• sparsom
• spreidd

Derived terms

• fåfengd
• fåtall
• fåtallig
• fåvett/fåvit
• fåvettig/fåvettug/fåvitig/fåvitug
• fåkunne
• fåkunnig

Etymology 2

From Old Norse fá (to measure, decorate, imprint, to make something colourful).

Verb

få ‎(present tense får, past tense fådde, past participle fådd/fått, passive infinitive fåast, present participle fåande, imperative få)

1. bleach, blanch

   Lakenet vart fådd i sola.

   The sheet was bleached out in the sun.

2. soak and dissolve; rot

   Dei har tenkt å få hampen.

   They are going to soak and dissolve the hemp.

   Regnet får høyet.

   The rain is decomposing the hay.

Synonyms

• bleikje
• bløyte
• løyse
• oppløyse
• røyte

Usage notes

This verb is rarely used; the synonyms mentioned here are far more common.

Etymology 3

From Old Norse fá (to grab, capture, conquer).

Verb

få ‎(present tense får, past tense fekk, past participle fått, passive infinitive fåast, present participle fåande, imperative få)

1. To get; to have; to obtain; to receive; to obtain.

   Be, så skal de få. Leit, så skal de finna. Bank på, så skal det latast opp for dykk. (The Bible, Matt. 7,7)

   Pray, and you shall receive. Search, and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be opened to you. (literal translation)

   Kva fekk du til jul?

   What did you get for Christmas?

   Kor mang fiskar fekk du?

   How many fish did you get?

   Det beste er godt nok, berre ein kan få det. (proverb)

   The best is good enough, if only one can get it.

2. (as a auxiliary verb) to get done; to accomplish

   Hugs å få gjort leksene!

   Remember to get your homework done!

3. (medicine) to get; to catch; to aquire

   Eg får hovudpine av alt det bråket!

   All that noise is giving me a headache! (literally: I'm getting a headache from all that noise)

   Han fekk ein alvorleg skade.

   He got a serious injury.

4. (as an auxiliary verb) will; have to; better

   Det får vente.

   It will have to wait.

5. (as an auxiliary verb) may, can, be allowed

   Pasienten får ikkje ta imot besøk.

   The pasient is not allowed to have visits.

6. (as an auxiliary verb) shall, will

   Vi får sjå kva som skjer.

   We'll see what happens.

Synonyms

• (to get, obtain, receive) erverve, innhente, innkassere, ta imot/take imot, oppdrive, oppnå, skaffe, skaffe seg, ta heim/take heim, tene, vinne
• (to catch, aquire) bli råka av/verte råka av, bli til del/verte til del, bli utsete for/verte utsete for, pådra seg/pådrage seg
• (may, can; shall, will) måtte, skulle, munde

Derived terms

• det får så vere
• få det for seg
• få det med å
• få det som ein vil
• få det til å gå for
• få det til å gå opp for
• få fatt i
• få igjen
• få med seg
• få av garde
• få seg til
• få til

Related terms

• fange
• fang

References

• “få” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “få” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Old Norse dictionary

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /foː/

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish fār, from Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz.

Adjective

få (comparative färre, superlative minst (färst))

1. few

Antonyms

• många

Usage notes

The superlative form färst is extremely rare and was considered extinct for the whole 20th century. Usually, “minst” is used, or, when used as a noun, a rewording on the lines of “det minsta antalet” (literally: “the least number of”, or “the smallest number of”) is done.

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish fā, from Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną, whence also German fangen, Dutch vangen.

Verb

få

1. to get, to receive

   Jag fick paketet idag.

   I received the package today.

   Han fick 'nej' som svar.

   He got a 'no' for an answer.

2. to be allowed to, may; to have the opportunity to

   Du får ta så många du vill.

   You may take as many as you want.

3. to be forced to, to have to

   När det är kallt ute får man ha på sig mer kläder.

   When it's cold outside, one has to wear more clothes.

4. to get, to cause to happen, to make someone to do something

   Få ut honom därifrån!

   Get him out of there!

   Pavlov fick hundarna att dregla när middagsklockan ringde.

   Pavlov made the dogs salivate when the dinner bell chimed.

5. (with an adverb) to manage to do something, often to cause a movement (in a figurative or literal sense)

   Vi kan inte få upp låset - det har rostat fast.

   We can't get the lock to open - it has rusted shut.

   Regeringen fick igenom bugeten efter en lång debatt.

   The government got the budget past [the parliament] after a long debate.

6. to get; to cause to become; to bring about.

   Jag hoppas jag hinner få det här gjort innan lunch.

   I hope I have time to get this done before lunchtime.

7. to get; to catch a disease
8. to get; to catch out, trick successfully.
9. to get; to catch (e.g. fish, game, a criminal)

   Hur mycket fisk fick ni?

   How much fish did you get?

10. to get (as an answer)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• erhålla (formal)

Derived terms

See also

• ta emot (the physical action of being handed something)