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Danish
Etymology
From om + Old Norse krinkr (“ring, round”), from Old Norse umkring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.
Pronunciation
Adverb
omkring
- about
Preposition
omkring
- around
Det bor mange her omkring.- Many live around here.
- about
Interjection
omkring
- (military) about-face!, about-turn!
References
“omkring” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse umkring.
Pronunciation
Adverb
omkring
- about, around
Preposition
omkring
- about, around
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse umkring.
Adverb
omkring
- about, around
Synonyms
Preposition
omkring
- about, around
Synonyms
References
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse umkring, equivalent to om + kring (“around”).
Pronunciation
Preposition
omkring
- around (near)
- Synonym: (colloquial) ikring
Derived terms
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