kritiserte
Kritiserte is the simple past tense form of the Norwegian verb kritisere, meaning to criticize. It is used in both Bokmål and Nynorsk to describe that someone or something was criticized in the past. The present tense is kritiserer, and the past participle is kritisert, which is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses (for example har kritisert).
In sentences, kritiserte typically takes a direct object indicating what is being criticized, and may be followed
Etymology: the verb is from the French criticiser, via Latin criticus and Greek kritikós, and is cognate
Usage notes: kritiserte can carry neutral to negative connotations, depending on context, and is widely used