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undertegner

Undertegner is a Norwegian term used in formal writing to refer to the person who signs a document, or to the act of signing itself. As a noun, it denotes the signatory or signatories on a paper; as a verb, it describes the action of signing or appending one's signature.

Etymology and meaning: the word is formed from the prefix under- combined with tegne, meaning to draw

Usage and contexts: undertegner appears in legal, administrative, and formal communications. It is common in contracts,

Variants and language notes: the concept exists in both Bokmål and Nynorsk, with spelling and conjugation reflecting

See also: underskrift (the signature), undertegning (the act of signing), signering (signing, in more modern or

or
inscribe.
Historically
it
reflects
the
practice
of
placing
a
signature
beneath
the
body
of
a
document,
identifying
who
has
approved
or
authorized
its
contents.
petitions,
memos,
and
official
letters
to
designate
the
person
who
has
signed
or
to
indicate
the
act
of
signing.
In
many
documents,
the
phrase
the
undersigned
or
similar
formulations
are
used
to
point
to
the
signatories
and
their
authority.
each
standard.
The
verb
is
used
in
present
tense
to
indicate
the
signer’s
action
(for
example,
signing
a
document),
while
the
noun
form
refers
to
the
individual
or
individuals
who
have
signed.
In
English-language
summaries
of
Norwegian
documents,
the
term
is
typically
rendered
as
“the
undersigned”
or
“signatories.”
technical
usage).