Fremskaffe

Fremskaffe is a verb used in Danish and Norwegian to mean to obtain, procure, or bring forward something that is needed. The term is commonly used in administrative, legal, and business contexts to describe the act of sourcing information, documents, materials, or services. Fremskaffe implies that the object is not readily available and requires effort, planning, or formal processes to acquire it. The related noun fremskaffelse denotes the act of procuring or the items obtained.

Etymology and usage: The word combines fre- with the sense of forward or onward and skaffe, meaning to obtain or procure. It is attested in modern Norwegian Bokmål and Danish. Fremskaffe is typically used in formal or semi-formal language, and appears in policy texts, contracts, and administrative communication.

Conjugation and related forms: Fremskaffer is the present tense form; fremskaffede is the simple past; fremskaffet is the past participle. The noun fremskaffelse refers to the act of procuring or to the items obtained. Examples include a ministry fremskaffer documents for a case, a researcher fremskaffer data for analysis, and a company fremskaffer a supplier quote. In practice, fremskaffe is closely tied to procurement and information retrieval processes.

See also: procurement, sourcing, data retrieval, information management.