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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish formughe, formue, from Middle Low German vormogen, from vor- + mogen (“may”), compare German vermögen. Doublet of formue and fortune. The second part of the verb is a cognate of Danish måtte (“can, must”), from Proto-Germanic *maganą.
Pronunciation
Verb
formå (imperative formå, infinitive at formå, present tense formår, past tense formåede, perfect tense har formået)
- to be capable, be able to
- to persuade /someone/ to do /something/
Conjugation
Further reading
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German vormogen. Compare German vermögen.
Verb
formå (present tense formår, past tense formådde, past participle formått/formådd, passive infinitive formåast, present participle formåande, imperative formå)
- (literary) to be capable of, to be able to
- Synonyms: greie, makte, få til, evle
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