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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Danish særæ, from Old Norse særa, from Proto-Germanic *sairijaną, cognate with Swedish såra. Derived from *sairaz (“wounded”). The modern Danish form has reintroduced the vowel of the noun sår.
Verb
såre (past tense sårede, past participle såret)
- to wound
- to injure, hurt
- to offend
Conjugation
References
Etymology 2
From the adjective sår (“painful”), compare, in a similar meaning, German sehr, English sore.
Adverb
såre
- (dated) very
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
såre
- definite singular of sår
- plural of sår
Verb
såre (imperative sår, present tense sårer, simple past and past participle såra or såret)
- to injure, hurt, offend
- to wound
- to hurt one's feelings
Adverb
såre
- (dated) very
References
- “såre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
såre (present tense sårar, past tense såra, past participle såra, passive infinitive sårast, present participle sårande, imperative såre/sår)
- Alternative form of såra
Adjective
såre
- definite singular of sår
- plural of sår
Adverb
såre
- (dated) very
References
- “såre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.