vandre
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German wanderen. Compare English wander.
Verb[edit]
vandre (imperative vandr or vandre, present tense vandrer, past participle vandret, present participle vandrende)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German wanderen. Compare English wander.
Verb[edit]
vandre (imperative vandr or vandre, present tense vandrer, simple past and past participle vandra or vandret, present participle vandrende)
- to walk (about), to stroll
- De vandret hånd i hånd. ― They walked hand in hand.
- Han vandret gatelangs. ― He strolled up and down the streets.
- I de dager da Jesus vandret på Jorden. ― In the days when Jesus walked the Earth.
- roam, wander, constantly be on the move
- Han vandret gjennom landet. ― He roamed the country.
- Hun vandret mot byen. ― She wandered towards the town.
- Han lot tankene vandre. ― He let his mind drift.
- migrate
- Med så høy fart kan de vandre tusenvis av kilometer. (translated from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)
- With such high speed they can migrate over thousands of kilometers. (from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)
- (euphemistic, idiomatic) to die, pass away
- Han vandret bort for fem år siden. ― He passed away five years ago.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “vandre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
vandre (present tense vandrar, past tense vandra, past participle vandra, passive infinitive vandrast, present participle vandrande, imperative vandre/vandr)
- e-infinitive form of vandra (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)
Further reading[edit]
- “vandre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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- Danish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Danish lemmas
- Danish verbs
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Middle Low German
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
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- Norwegian Bokmål euphemisms
- Norwegian Bokmål idioms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms with IPA pronunciation
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk verbs
- Norwegian Nynorsk weak verbs