ABSTRACT
The Danish verbs afgjøre (modern spelling afgøre) and beslutte have overlapping definitions. The former means to decide, determine, or settle something. The latter, especially when used in the phrase at beslutte sig, means to make up one’s mind or arrive at a decision. In this sense, it signals (like afgjøre) the end of a process of deliberation. However, beslutte also conveys the idea of resolve, which points to an ongoing commitment to think and act in a certain way.
