løsrive

Danish

Etymology

løs (“loose, off”) +‎ rive (“tear, rip”)

Verb

løsrive (imperative løsriv, infinitive at løsrive, present tense løsriver, past tense løsrev, perfect tense har løsrevet)

1. (reflexive or passive voice) To secede
   • 2010, Historie 7 Grundbog, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 177:

     Derfor mente slesvigholstenere, at Slesvig og Holsten skulle sluttes sammen, løsrives fra Danmark og blive en selvstændig stat i Det tyske Forbund.

     Because of this, Schleswig-Holsteinians felt that Schleswig and Holstein should unite, secede from Denmark and become an independent state in the German Confederation.

   • 2010, Gerd Østergaard, De Store Fagbøger. Oceanien, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 16:

     De ønskede, at Australien skulle løsrive sig fra England, og i 1901 blev Australien et selvstændigt land.

     They wanted Australia to secede from England, and in 1901, Australia became an independent country.

   • 2009, Marianne Krogh Andersen, Grønland: maegtig og afmaegtig, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 120:

     Hun tror på, at mineraler og råstoffer sammen med fiskeriet med tiden vil kunne give Grønland indtægter nok til at løsrive sig fra Danmark.

     She believes that minerals and raw materials, as well as fishing, will eventually provide Greenland with the necessary income to secede from Denmark.

2. (reflexive) To detach one's attention from
   • 2007, Pigerne fra Nordsletten 1 - Prinsen, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 55:

     Alt, hvad der stod på hylderne, skulle studeres; og det var kun, når dronningen eller Maren, Anne eller Victoria kom og krævede hendes tilstedeværelse, at hun løsrev sig fra sin elskede bogverden.

     Everything that was on the shelves was to be studied; and it was only when the queen or Maren, Anne or Victoria came to demand her presence, that she detached herself from her beloved world of books.

   • 2011, Cathleen Schine, De tre Weissmanns fra Westport, ArtPeople, →ISBN:

     Henry løsrev sig fra vinduet for at se konduktøren klippe huller i hans mors billet, men ikke i Annies månedskort.

     Henry looked away from the window to see the conductor cut holes in his mother's ticket, but not in Annie's monthly season ticket.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lausrive

Etymology

From løs +‎ rive.

Verb

løsrive (imperative løsriv, present tense løsriver, passive løsrives, simple past løsrev or løsreiv, past participle løsrevet, present participle løsrivende)

(often reflexive, with seg / oneself)

1. to break away
2. to detach (oneself)
3. to tear oneself away (fra / from)
4. to secede (fra / from)

Derived terms

• løsrivelse

References

• “løsrive” in The Bokmål Dictionary.