signert

Signert is the past participle of the Norwegian verb signere, meaning to sign. In Norwegian it is used as an adjective to mean “signed,” indicating that something has received a signature. It can function both attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (after a linking verb).

In everyday and formal language, signert describes documents, agreements, forms, and similar items. Examples include et signert dokument (a signed document), signert kontrakt (signed contract), or det signerte brevet (the signed letter). The form also changes for number and definiteness: signerte dokumenter (signed documents) and det signerte brevet (the signed letter). When indicating authorship or authenticity, phrases like signert av [person] are common, meaning “signed by.”

Etymologically, signert derives from signere, which in turn traces back to the Latin signare (“to mark, to sign”) through common European linguistic development. The word follows standard Norwegian practice for forming past participles that can function as adjectives.

Cross-linguistically, cognate forms exist in neighboring Scandinavian languages, such as Danish signeret and Swedish signerad, with the same basic meaning: that something has been signed.

See also: signere, dokument, kontrakt, avtale, signatur.