famle

Danish

Etymology

From German Low German fammeln, fammelen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /famlə/, [ˈfɑmlə]

Verb

famle (imperative faml, infinitive at famle, present tense famler, past tense famlede, perfect tense har famlet)

1. grope
2. fumble

Derived terms

• befamle ("paw", "grope", "feel up", "touch up")
• famlen ("groping", "fumbling", "hesitation")

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German fammelen or fammeln.

Verb

famle (imperative faml or famle, present tense famler, passive famles, simple past and past participle famla or famlet, present participle famlende)

1. to fumble, grope

References

• “famle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “famle” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German fammelen or fammeln.

Verb

famle (present tense famlar, past tense famla, past participle famla, passive infinitive famlast, present participle famlande, imperative famle/faml)

1. to fumble, grope

Alternative forms

• famla

References

• “famle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.