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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish vntvære, formally = und- (“away”) + være (“to be”). A remodelling of Middle Low German entberen, Middle Low German untberen, cf. German entbehren. The second part of this word is Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to carry, bear”). Swedish umbära was also borrowed from Low German.
Pronunciation
Verb
undvære (imperative undvær, infinitive at undvære, present tense undværer, past tense undværede, perfect tense har undværet)
- do without, miss
Usage notes
- Mostly in the infinitive with the modal verb kunne.
Derived terms