føre

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See also: fore, Fore, före, fôre, and fore-

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fœri, derived form the adjective Old Norse fœrr (Danish før).

Noun

føre n (singular definite føret, not used in plural form)

  1. state of the roads
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse fœra, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną, cognate with Swedish föra, German führen, Dutch voeren. A causative from *faraną (to go) (Danish fare).

Verb

føre (past tense førte, past participle ført)

  1. to lead, guide
  2. to wage (war)
  3. to lead (a life)
  4. to keep (a registry)
    • 2015, Diane Musho Hamilton, translated by Klaus Gormsen, Gør det umulige muligt – sådan løser du konfllikter ved hjælp af zen, Forlaget I AM, →ISBN:
      Vi er spontant generøse, uden de grænser og betingelser, der omgiver vores mindre identitet. Grænsen udviskes mellem at tjene andre og selv at blive tjent, og vi fører ikke længere regnskab.
      We are spontaneously generous, without the limits and conditions that surround our lesser identity. The border between serving others and being served ourselves is exterminated, and we no longer keep track.
    • 2015, Jojo Moyes, translated by Jytte Kohlschen, Hvalernes sang, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:
      „Vi fører ikke passagerlister. Hvis vi skulle gøre det, ville vi aldrig nå ud på vandet."
      "We do not make passenger lists. If we had to do that, we would never make it out to the water."
    • 2017, Søren Jakobsen, Dødens købmænd, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      ”Vi fører ikke kartotek over dem, Preben.
      "We do not maintain a registry of them, Preben.
  5. to keep, stock (some commodity, for sale)
  6. (in a game) to lead (have the highest current score, be most advanced in a race etc.)
    Hvem fører lige nu?Who’s ahead right now?
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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fœri.

Noun

føre n (definite singular føret, uncountable)

  1. condition of roads or other surfaces; typically in terms of snow and/or ice
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse fǿra (to bring, convey), from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną (to lead, carry), from both *faraną (to go, travel), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (to go through, carry forth) + and from *-janą (causative suffix), from *-éyeti (causative suffix), from *-yeti (transitive suffix).

Verb

føre (imperative før, present tense fører, passive føres, simple past førte, past participle ført, present participle førende)

  1. to lead (til / to), conduct, guide, drive (a car), command (e.g. a regiment)
  2. to carry, transport (goods)
  3. to keep (books (in bookkeeping), a diary)
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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse fyrir.

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Preposition

føre

  1. ahead of, in front of
    Synonym: framfor
    Antonym: bak
  2. before
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

  1. e-infinitive form of føra
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Etymology 3

From Old Norse fǿri.

Noun

føre n (definite singular føret, uncountable)

  1. condition of roads or other surfaces; typically in terms of snow and/or ice. Same as Swedish väglag
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