This is the 581st most frequent Norwegian word.
bestemte
"Bestemte" means "decided" or "determined" in English.
In this case, 'bestemte' is used as an adjective to describe 'reglene' (the rules), implying they are determined or specific.
Han snakket om de bestemte reglene i selskapet.
He talked about the specific rules in the company.
Similar to the first example, 'bestemte' is used as the past tense of 'bestemme' in reflexive form ('bestemte oss') to indicate a decision made by the subjects.
Vi bestemte oss for å dra tidlig på grunn av været.
We decided to leave early due to the weather.
Here, 'bestemte' is the past tense of the verb 'bestemme' (to decide), used reflexively as 'bestemte seg', indicating a decision made by the subject.