No. 213 in Norwegian
bort
"Away."
In a sentence
Han gikk bort fra huset.
He walked away from the house.
Here, 'bort' is used to indicate movement away from a point of reference.
Katten løp bort til døra.
The cat ran over to the door.
In this case, 'bort' suggests movement toward a specific position or object.
Jeg kastet den gamle jakken bort.
I threw away the old jacket.
Here, 'bort' is used to signify disposal or discarding of an object.
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