# få
## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈfɔˀ]
* Rhymes: -ɑː

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár.

#### Adjective

få (comparative færre, superlative færrest)
* few

##### Antonyms

* mange, mangen

#### See also

* lidt, lille

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną, cognate with German fangen, Dutch vangen, Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌷𐌰𐌽 (fahan).

#### Verb

få (imperative få, infinitive at få, present tense får, past tense fik, perfect tense har fået)
* to get
* to have
    at få et barn ― to have a baby
    at få til morgenmad ― to have for breakfast

##### Conjugation

activepassive
present
får
fås
past
fik
infinitive
få
fås
imperative
få
participle
present
past
fået (auxiliary verb have)
gerund

#### Noun

få
* på må og få – at random
    Synonym: tilfældig (adjective)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Danish få, from Old Norse fár.

#### Adjective

få (neuter singular få, definite singular and plural få, comparative færre, indefinite superlative færrest, definite superlative færreste)
* few
    Hun syntes hun fikk få gaver til jul.She thought she got few presents for Christmas.
    De færreste vet om hendelsen.Very few know of the incident. (literally: "The fewest know of the incident.")

##### Synonyms

* enkelte
* et par
* fåtall
* fåtallig
* noen
* sparsom
* spredt

##### Derived terms

* fåfengt
* fåtall
* fåtallig

### Etymology 2

From Danish få, from Old Norse fá (to grab, capture, conquer), from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną.

#### Verb

få (imperative få, present tense får, passive fås or fåes, simple past fikk, past participle fått, present participle fående)
* to get; to have; to obtain; to receive.
    Be, så skal dere få. Let, så skal dere finne. Bank på, så skal det lukkes opp for dere. (The Bible, Matt. 7,7)
       Pray, and you shall receive. Search, and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
    Hva fikk du til jul?
       What did you get for Christmas?
    Hvor mange fisk fikk du?
       How many fish did you get?
    Det beste er godt nok, bare man kan få det. (proverb)
       The best is good enough, if only one can get it.
* (as an auxiliary verb) to get done; to accomplish
    Husk å få gjort leksene!Remember to get your homework done!
* (medicine) to get; to catch; to acquire
    Jeg får hodepine av alt det bråket!
       All that noise is giving me a headache! (literally: I'm getting a headache from all that noise)
    Han fikk en alvorlig skade.He got a serious injury.
* (as an auxiliary verb) will; have to; better
    Det får vente.It will have to wait.
* (as an auxiliary verb) may, can, be allowed
    Pasienten får ikke ta imot besøk.The patient is not allowed to have visits.
* (as an auxiliary verb) shall, will
    Vi får se hva som skjer.We'll see what happens.

##### Synonyms

* (to get, obtain, receive) erholde, erverve, innhente, innkassere, motta, oppdrive, oppebære, oppnå, skaffe, skaffe seg, ta hjem, tilegne seg, tjene, vinne
* (to catch, acquire) bli rammet av, bli til del, bli utsatt for, pådra seg
* (may, can; shall, will) måtte, skulle

##### Derived terms

* det får så være
* få av gårde, få av garde
* få det for seg
* få det med å
* få det som en vil
* få det til å gå for
* få det til å gå opp for
* få fatt i
* få igjen
* få med seg
* få seg til
* få til
* få ut fingeren

##### Related terms

* fange
* fang
* fangen

### References

* “få” in The Ordnett Dictionary
* “få” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* Old Norse dictionary

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /foː/

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse fár.

#### Alternative forms

* fåe

#### Adjective

få (definite singular and plural få, comparative færre, indefinite superlative færrast, definite superlative færraste)
* few
    Ho syntest ho fekk få gåver til jul.She thought she got few presents for Christmas.
    Dei færraste veit om hendinga.Very few know of the incident. (literally: "The fewest know of the incident.")

##### Synonyms

* eit par
* enkelte
* fåtal
* fåtalig
* nokon
* somme
* sparsom
* spreidd

##### Derived terms

* fåfeng
* fåfengd
* fåfenge
* fåfengeleg
* fåfolka
* fåhæv
* fåhøyrd
* fåkunne
* fåkunnig
* fålida
* fåmannsstyre
* fåmannsvelde
* fåment
* fåmælt
* fåne
* fånytte
* fånyttes
* fånyttig
* fåtal
* fåtid
* fåtøk
* fåvett
* fåvettig
* fåvettug
* fåvis
* fåvit
* fåvitig
* fåvitug

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse fá (“to measure, decorate, imprint; to make something colourful”).

#### Verb

få (present tense får, past tense fådde, past participle fått/fådd, passive infinitive fåast, present participle fåande, imperative få)
* bleach, blanch
    Lakenet vart fådd i sola.The sheet was bleached out in the sun.
* soak and dissolve; rot
    Dei har tenkt å få hampen.They are going to soak and dissolve the hemp.
    Regnet får høyet.The rain is decomposing the hay.

##### Usage notes

This verb is rarely used; the synonyms mentioned here are far more common.

##### Synonyms

* bleikje
* bløyte
* løyse
* oppløyse
* røyte

### Etymology 3

From Old Norse fá (to grab, capture, conquer).

#### Verb

få (present tense får, past tense fekk, past participle fått, present participle fåande, imperative få)
* To get; to have; to obtain; to receive; to obtain.
    Kva fekk du til jul?What did you get for Christmas?
    Kor mang fiskar fekk du?How many fish did you get?
    Det beste er godt nok, berre ein kan få det.The best is good enough, if only one can get it. (proverb)
** (Can we date this quote?), The Bible, Matthew 7:7:Be, så skal de få. Leit, så skal de finna. Bank på, så skal det latast opp for dykk.Pray, and you shall receive. Search, and you shall find. Knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
* (auxiliary) to get done; to accomplish
    Hugs å få gjort leksene!Remember to get your homework done!
* (medicine) to get; to catch; to acquire
    Eg får hovudpine av alt det bråket!All that noise is giving me a headache! (literally: "I'm getting a headache from all that noise.")
    Han fekk ein alvorleg skade.He got a serious injury.
* (auxiliary) will; have to; better; have got to
    Det får vente.It will have to wait.
* (auxiliary) may, can, be allowed; get to
    Pasienten får ikkje ta imot besøk.The patient is not allowed to have visits.
* (auxiliary) shall, will
    Vi får sjå kva som skjer.We shall see what happens.

##### Synonyms

* (to get, obtain, receive): erverve, innhente, innkassere, ta imot/take imot, oppdrive, oppnå, skaffe, skaffe seg, ta heim/take heim, tene, vinne
* (to catch, acquire): bli råka av/verte råka av, bli til del/verte til del, bli utsete for/verte utsete for, pådra seg/pådrage seg
* (may, can; shall, will): måtte, skulle, munde

##### Derived terms

* det får så vere
* få av garde
* få det for seg
* få det med å
* få det som ein vil
* få det til å gå for
* få det til å gå opp for
* få fatt i
* få igjen
* få med seg
* få seg til
* få til
* få ut fingeren

##### Related terms

* fange
* fang

### References

* “få” in The Ordnett Dictionary
* “få” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
* Old Norse dictionary

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /foː/, [f̪oə̯]
* Audio (Gotland):(file)
* Rhymes: -oː

### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish fār, from Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic *fawaz.

#### Adjective

få (comparative färre, superlative minst or färst)
* few

##### Usage notes

The superlative form färst is extremely rare and was considered extinct for the whole 20th century. Usually, minst is used, or, when used as a noun, a rewording on the lines of “det minsta antalet” (literally: “the least number of”, or “the smallest number of”) is done.

##### Antonyms

* många

### Etymology 2

From Old Swedish fā, from Old Norse fá, from Proto-Germanic *fanhaną, whence also German fangen, Dutch vangen.
Doublet of fång (“acquisition”) and fånga (“catch”).

#### Verb

få (present får, preterite fick, supine fått, imperative få)
* to get, to receive
    Jag fick paketet idag. ― I got the package today.
* to be allowed to, may; to have the opportunity to
    Du får ta så många du vill. ― You may take as many as you want.
* to be forced to, to have to
    Om ingen annan vill, får jag göra det själv. ― If nobody else wants to, I'll have to do it myself.
* to get, to cause to happen, to make someone to do something
    Få ut honom därifrån! ― Get him out of there!
    Pavlov fick hundarna att dregla när middagsklockan ringde. ― Pavlov made the dogs salivate when the dinner bell chimed.
* (with an adverb) to manage to do something, often to cause a movement (in a figurative or literal sense)
    Vi kan inte få upp låset: det har rostat fast. ― We can't get the lock to open: it has rusted shut.
    Regeringen fick igenom budgeten efter en lång debatt. ― The government got the budget past [parliament] after a long debate.
* to get; to cause to become; to bring about.
    Jag hoppas jag hinner få det här gjort innan lunch. ― I hope I have time to get this done before lunchtime.
* to get; to catch a disease
    Han har fått vinterkräksjukan. ― He has caught the winter vomiting bug.
* to get; to catch out, trick successfully.
* to get; to catch (e.g. fish, game, a criminal)
    Hur mycket fisk fick ni? ― How much fish did you get?
* to get (as an answer)
    Han fick "nej" som svar. ― He got a "no" for an answer.
* to score; to achieve a test score

##### Usage notes

The modern past participle is fådd. Fången, though etymologically the past participle, is interpreted as a standalone adjective by most native speakers.

##### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

##### Synonyms

* erhålla (formal)

##### Derived terms

* få barn
* få bort
* få dissen
* få fatt i
* få fram
* få för sig
* få napp
* få om bakfoten
* få ont
* få på moppe
* få sina fiskar varma, få fiskarna varma
* få spader
* få sparken
* få spel
* få syn på
* få tag på
* få till (det)
* få upp den
* få ut
* få över
* återfå

#### See also

* ta emot (the physical action of being handed something)

### Further reading

* få in Svensk ordbok.