foredle

From for- +‎ edel, compare with German veredeln and Swedish förädla.

foredle (imperative foredl or foredle, present tense foredler, passive foredles, simple past and past participle foredla or foredlet, present participle foredlende)

1. to refine, remove impurities
2. to improve (e.g. a horse breed)
3. to bring to great perfection, ennoble

• “foredle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “foredle” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

From for- +‎ edel.

foredle (present tense foredlar, past tense foredla, past participle foredla, passive infinitive foredlast, present participle foredlande, imperative foredle/foredl)

1. to refine, remove impurities
2. to improve (e.g. a horse breed)
3. to bring to great perfection, ennoble

• foredla

• “foredle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.