fremheve

Fremheve is a Norwegian verb meaning to emphasize, highlight, or foreground something, and it is used when drawing attention to a point, a detail in writing, or a feature in a presentation. The term signals that the emphasized element is more important or deserving of notice than others.

Etymology: The verb is formed from frem- "forward" and heve "to lift," conveying the sense of lifting something into notice. It has cognates in other Scandinavian languages: Danish fremhæve and Swedish framhäva, with similar meanings.

Usage: In rhetoric and prose, fremheve is used to mark points that deserve special attention. In academic or journalistic writing, authors may fremheve key findings or arguments; in speeches, speakers may fremheve conclusions. In digital or typographic contexts, fremheving describes the act of making an item stand out, typically through highlighting or other visual emphasis. The exact method (bold, italics, color, etc.) depends on the medium and style guide.

Nominal form: The process is fremheving; an emphasized element may be described as fremhevet, for example et fremhevet sitat, depending on context. Related terms include utheving or fremheving, depending on stylistic choice.

Examples:

- Lederen fremhevet de viktigste poengene i presentasjonen.

- Dokumentet fremhever dataene som støtter konklusjonen.

- For å fremheve tekniske begreper ble disse termene forklart i parentes.