tørrlegge

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From tørr +‎ legge.

Verb

tørrlegge (imperative tørrlegg, present tense tørrlegger, passive tørrlegges, simple past tørrla, past participle tørrlagt, present participle tørrleggende)

to drain (an area)
to dry out (including alcoholics)
to make an area dry by banning the sale of alcohol

References

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

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