Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German vluchten, compare German flüchten. Derived from the noun Danish flugt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti (“flight”), cognate with English flight and German Flucht.
Pronunciation
Verb
flygte (imperative flygt, infinitive at flygte, present tense flygter, past tense flygtede, perfect tense er flygtet)
- to run away, flee
- to escape, seek refuge
Inflection
Conjugation of flygte
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active |
passive
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| present
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flygter
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flygtes
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| past
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flygtede
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flygtedes
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| infinitive
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flygte
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flygtes
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| imperative
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flygt
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participle
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| present
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flygtende
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| past
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flygtet
(auxiliary verb have)
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| gerund
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flygten
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