Fastsette

Fastsette is a verb used in Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk) and Danish that means to determine, set, or establish something, such as a price, rule, limit, or deadline. In Norwegian, the infinitive is fastsette; present tense is fastsetter; past tense fastsatte; past participle fastsatt. In Danish, the cognate is fastsætte, with forms such as fastsætter and fastsatte. The term is common in formal and administrative language.

The word appears frequently in legal, regulatory, and governmental contexts, as well as in business and public administration. Typical usages include setting prices or tariffs, establishing regulations or deadlines, and fixing official criteria. Examples include government agencies that fastsette tax rates or regulatory bodies that fastsette guidelines; a company that fastsetter its pricing strategy.

Etymology traces fastsette to Old Norse fastsetja, combining fast meaning fixed and setja meaning to place. The term remains a formal, precise option in Norwegian and Danish for describing the act of fixing or determining something definitive. In everyday Norwegian, speakers may opt for less formal verbs such as sette or bestemme in casual speech, but fastsette remains standard in official texts and formal writing.

See also: set, determine, regulate, price, tariff, deadline, legislation.