Alternative forms

• andagt (non-standard since 1917)

Etymology

From DanishCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms borrowed from Danish#ANDAKTCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Danish#ANDAKT andagt, from GermanCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from German#ANDAKT Andacht (“to think of something”).

Noun

andakt f or m (definite singular andakten or andakta, indefinite plural andakter or andaktar, definite plural andaktene or andaktane)Category:Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas#ANDAKTCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns#ANDAKTCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk entries with incorrect language header#ANDAKTCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk feminine nouns#ANDAKTCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns#ANDAKTCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk nouns with multiple genders#ANDAKTCategory:Pages with entries#ANDAKTCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ANDAKT

1. (uncountableCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk uncountable nouns#ANDAKT) a religious, serious sense of reverence; devotion; zeal; veneration
2. (countableCategory:Norwegian Nynorsk countable nouns#ANDAKT) a devotional

References

• “andakt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Noun

andakt cCategory:Swedish lemmas#ANDAKTCategory:Swedish nouns#ANDAKTCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#ANDAKTCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#ANDAKTCategory:Pages with entries#ANDAKTCategory:Pages with 2 entries#ANDAKT

1. (religionCategory:sv:Religion#ANDAKT) devotion (turning to a deity with prayers (and hymns, etc.))
2. (religionCategory:sv:Religion#ANDAKT) a simple religious service, a devotional
3. a state of quiet, solemn, focused reverence

   Fansen satt i andakt i salongen när den nya filmen i serien började

   The fans sat in silent reverence in the theater when the new movie in the series began

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   Med andakt lyssnade de till hans tal

   They listened to his speech with reverence

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   Vi åt den delikata tårtan med andakt

   We ate the delicious cake in silent reverence (somewhat jocular, hyperbolic)

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References

• “andakt”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “andakt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “andakt”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)