vandre

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Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German wanderen. Compare English wander.

Verb

vandre (imperative vandr or vandre, present tense vandrer, past participle vandret, present participle vandrende)

  1. to walk (about), to stroll
  2. roam, wander, constantly be on the move
  3. migrate

Conjugation

Conjugation of vandre
active passive
present vandrer
past vandrede
infinitive vandre
imperative vandr
participle
present vandrende
past vandret
(auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund vandren

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German wanderen. Compare English wander.

Verb

vandre (imperative vandr or vandre, present tense vandrer, simple past and past participle vandra or vandret, present participle vandrende)

  1. to walk (about), to stroll
    De vandret hånd i hånd.They walked hand in hand.
    Han vandret gatelangs.He strolled up and down the streets.
    I de dager da Jesus vandret på Jorden.In the days when Jesus walked the Earth.
  2. roam, wander, constantly be on the move
    Han vandret gjennom landet.He roamed the country.
    Hun vandret mot byen.She wandered towards the town.
    Han lot tankene vandre.He let his mind drift.
  3. migrate
    Med så høy fart kan de vandre tusenvis av kilometer. (translated from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)
    With such high speed they can migrate over thousands of kilometers. (from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)
  4. (euphemistic, idiomatic) to die, pass away
    Han vandret bort for fem år siden.He passed away five years ago.

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Verb

vandre (present tense vandrar, past tense vandra, past participle vandra, passive infinitive vandrast, present participle vandrande, imperative vandre/vandr)

  1. e-infinitive form of vandra (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)

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