forbinde

Forbinde is a verb used in Danish and Norwegian to denote the act of connecting or binding parts together, whether physically, logically, or conceptually. The primary sense is transitive: one forbinds A with B or forbinds A to B, for example by a road linking two towns, by cables joining components, or by ideas forming a coherent relationship. It is common in both everyday speech and technical contexts.

Etymology traces forbinde to the prefix for- meaning together and the verb binde meaning to bind, reflecting a core sense of bringing parts into a unit. The word belongs to a family of related terms about connection and binding, including the noun forbindelse (a connection or link) and the past participle forbundet (the connected).

Usage notes: forbinde is typically used with a direct object and a specification of what is being connected, often expressed with med (with) or til (to), as in forbine A med B or forbinde two locations with a road. In technical writing it can describe establishing a network link or integrating components; in discourse it can express causal or conceptual linking between ideas or events. Synonyms in suitable contexts include koble sammen, sammenbinde, or, for conceptual links, linking phrases rather than standalone synonyms.

See also: forbindelse, binde, koble. In related Scandinavian languages, cognates exist such as svenskens förbinda (förbindelse differs in spelling).