forundre

Danish

Etymology

From for- +‎ undre, after Middle Low German vorwundern.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fʌˈɔnˀdʁʌ]

Verb

forundre (imperative forundr, infinitive at forundre, present tense forundrer, past tense forundrede, perfect tense forundret)

  1. to amaze, astonish, surprise (someone)
  2. (passive voice) to be astonished or surprised (e.g. something is different)
  3. (reflexive, passive voice, archaic) to wonder, be surprised
    Synonym: undre

Conjugation

Conjugation of forundre
active passive
present forundrer forundres
past forundrede forundredes
infinitive forundre forundres
imperative forundr
participle
present forundrende
past forundret
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund forundren

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ undre, after Middle Low German vorwundern.

Verb

forundre (imperative forundr or forundre, present tense forundrer, passive forundres, simple past and past participle forundra or forundret, present participle forundrende)

  1. to amaze, astonish, surprise (someone)

Derived terms

References