føra

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See also: fora, fóra, fòra, fôra, and föra

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse fǿra.

Verb

føra (third person singular past indicative førdi, third person plural past indicative ført, supine ført)

  1. to conduct, to guide, to lead
  2. to carry, to bear, to bring, to keep (accounts)

Conjugation

Conjugation of føra (group v-1)
infinitive føra
supine ført
participle (a7)1 førandi førdur
present past
first singular føri førdi
second singular førir førdi
third singular førir førdi
plural føra førdu
imperative
singular før!
plural førið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse fœra.

Pronunciation

Verb

føra (present tense fører, past tense førte, past participle ført, passive infinitive førast, present participle førande, imperative før)

  1. carry
    Skipet fører ein ukjend type last.
    The ship carries an unknown type of cargo.
  2. lead
    Generalen førte hæren personleg.
    The general personally led the army.

føra fram

  1. succeed (lead to the intended outcome)

Derived terms

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fœra, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną.

Verb

fø̄ra

  1. to convey, move
  2. to supply
  3. to bring

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Swedish: föra

References

  • föra in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L