daterer

Daterer is a verb form used in Danish and Norwegian (and related to Swedish counterparts) that derives from the English loanword "date." It functions as the present-tense form of the verb and covers two related meanings in everyday use. First, to date someone romantically, i.e., to go on dates or to be in a dating relationship. Second, to date an object, document, or event, meaning to determine or assign a specific calendar date or to estimate its age.

In ordinary speech, daterer appears in discussions about dating life, relationships, and social etiquette. In academic, archival, or archaeological contexts, the verb is used to describe the act of dating materials or specimens, as when researchers assign a historical period to artefacts or records.

Etymology and form: The term is a direct borrowing from English "date," adapted to the phonology and spelling conventions of the Scandinavian languages. In Danish and Norwegian, daterer is the standard present-tense form for the subject performing the action now. Other tense forms follow the regular conjugation rules of each language, with past and perfect forms created through standard inflection patterns.

Cross-language note: In Swedish, a closely related form is daterar, reflecting the same origin with a slightly different spelling.

See also: date (calendar), dating, dating methods.