føler

føler is a Norwegian Bokmål verb meaning to feel or sense. It covers physical sensation, such as touching or pain, as well as emotional states and perceptual judgments. In everyday use, følel can describe both concrete experiences (I feel cold) and more abstract impressions (I feel that something is wrong). The word serves across informal speech and formal writing.

Conjugation and forms: in present tense it is jeg føler, du føler, han/hun føler, vi føler, dere føler, de føler. The preterite is følte, and the perfect tense is har følt. The imperative form is Føl (or Føl! in direct commands, depending on context). The reflexive construction kunne være jeg føler meg sliten, meaning I feel tired.

Noun usage: in technical or biological contexts, føler can refer to a sensory appendage or “feeler” and is sometimes used with the plural følere to denote antennae or other sense organs in animals. In everyday Norwegian, the noun sense for “feeling” is usually expressed with følelse or sans.

Etymology and relatives: føler derives from the verb å føle, itself from the Norwegian-Germanic language family. It has cognates in other Germanic languages, such as Danish føle and German fühlen, reflecting common roots for “to feel.”

See also: følelse (feeling), sanse (to sense), sansere (sensors), sans (sense). The word is commonly encountered in discussions of physical sensation, emotion, and perception, as well as in scientific descriptions of sensory biology.