Besvart

Besvart is a Norwegian-language past participle and adjective meaning "answered" or "responded." It is the past participle of the verb besvare, which means to answer or respond. In modern Norwegian, besvare is used with auxiliary har to form perfect tenses, as in Jeg har besvart e-posten (I have answered the email). The form besvart can also function attributively to describe a completed response, for example et besvart spørsmål (an answered question) or en besvart melding (a responded message).

In Danish, the corresponding past participle is besvaret, not besvart. The two forms reflect the close but distinct development of Danish and Norwegian, and besvart is primarily encountered in Norwegian-language texts today. Danish usage would typically employ besvaret in similar contexts.

Etymology and related forms: Besvart is built from the prefix be- combined with svar (answer), with svar deriving from Old Norse svara and related Germanic roots meaning to answer. The noun svar means answer or response in both Norwegian and Danish, and the past participle forms besvart or besvaret indicate that a response has been given.

Usage notes: Besvart appears in both written and spoken Norwegian. Its use is typically confined to contexts dealing with already-provided answers, such as in reporting completed responses or describing a queried item as having been answered.