fordel

See also: fördel

Danish

Etymology 1

From for- (“front, coveted, valuable”) and del (“part”). In the sense advantage from Middle Low German vordel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fordeːl/, [ˈfoɐ̯d̥eːˀl]

Noun

fordel c (singular definite fordelen, plural indefinite fordele)

1. advantage, merit
2. front part, anterior part

Inflection

Declension of fordel

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	fordel	fordelen	fordele	fordelene
genitive	fordels	fordelens	fordeles	fordelenes

Etymology 2

See fordele

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fordeːl/, [foɐ̯ˈd̥eːˀl]

Verb

fordel

1. imperative of fordele

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German vordél.

Noun

fordel m (definite singular fordelen, indefinite plural fordeler, definite plural fordelene)

1. an advantage.

   til fordel for - in favour of

Antonyms

• ulempe

Derived terms

• fordelaktig

Etymology 2

Verb

fordel

1. imperative of fordele

References

• “fordel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “fordel_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

fordel m (definite singular fordelen, indefinite plural fordelar, definite plural fordelane)

1. an advantage

Derived terms

• fordelaktig

Scots

Alternative forms

fordal, fordle, fardel, fordell

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fordl/

Noun

fordel

1. (archaic) Advantage, profit, progress, advancement.
2. The first place; lead; precedence; preference.

Verb

fordel

1. To store; lay past; keep in reserve; hoard.

References

• “fordel”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.