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Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German vornēme, cognate with German vornehm, a compound of vor (“before”) and Old High German nāmi (“takeable”), from Proto-West Germanic *nāmī, cognate with Danish nem (“easy”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
fornem (neuter fornemt, plural and definite singular attributive fornemme)
- aristocratic, fine (in the style of the upper classes)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
fornem
- imperative of fornemme
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
fornem
- imperative of fornemme