anførte

Anfølte is the past tense form of the Norwegian verb anføre. The verb has two main senses in contemporary usage: to lead or command a group, and to state or cite something, especially in formal writing or reporting. Depending on context, anførte can refer to a person who led others, or to an assertion or source that is cited in a text.

The verb its forms include: infinitive anføre, present anfører, past å anføre (anførte), and past participle anført. The present participle is anførende, and the word can appear in passive constructions as anføres or in attributive form as anførende when describing leading or citing roles.

In usage, anførte is commonly found in historical or descriptive writing when noting leadership, for example: "General X anførte hæren i operasjonen." It can also occur in reporting or scholarly writing to indicate a claim or source: "Rapporten anførte at prosjektet var kostbart." In journalistic Norwegian, the phrase "anføres" is used to mean "it is stated" or "it is cited," often without naming the source directly.

Related notes: when used to mean leading, anførealigns with verbs such as lede or styre, but it emphasizes authority and direction. When used to cite, it functions similarly to phrases like "det anføres at" or "i henhold til kilden," signaling attribution rather than description alone.

Translations into English commonly render anførte as "led" (past) or "stated/cited" depending on context.