undgå

Equivalent to und- (“away”) +‎ gå (“to go”), from Old Danish untgaa. Calque of Middle Low German entgān, compare German entgehen.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔnˌɡ̊ɔˀ]

undgå (past tense undgik, past participle undgået)

1. to avoid, evade, escape

• “undgå” in Den Danske Ordbog

und- +‎ gå. Refer German ent- +‎ gehen, which in for example "einer Sache entgehen" means to avoid/evade/escape something.

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• Rhymes: -oː

undgå (present undgår, preterite undgick, supine undgått, imperative undgå)

1. to evade, to escape

• undgå in Svensk ordbok.