This is the 680th most frequent Norwegian word.
økte
"Increased" or "grew" (past tense of "øke").
The word 'økte' is the past tense of the verb 'øke', meaning 'to increase'. It describes an action where the subject performs an increase.
Han økte hastigheten på maskinen.
He increased the speed of the machine.
Here, 'økte' conveys the notion of a rise or growth, implying that the subject experienced an increase.
Salget av boken økte betydelig etter reklamekampanjen.
The sales of the book increased significantly after the advertising campaign.
In this sentence, 'økte' indicates that an adjustment was made by enlarging or augmenting something in size or scale.