flygte

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vluchten, compare German flüchten. Derived from the noun Danish flugt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti (“flight”), cognate with English flight and German Flucht.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈfløɡ̊d̥ə]

Verb

flygte (imperative flygt, infinitive at flygte, present tense flygter, past tense flygtede, perfect tense er flygtet)

to run away, flee
to escape, seek refuge

Inflection

Conjugation of flygte

	active	passive
present	flygter	flygtes
past	flygtede	flygtedes
infinitive	flygte	flygtes
imperative	flygt	—

	participle
present	flygtende
past	flygtet (auxiliary verb have)
gerund	flygten

Synonyms

rømme

Derived terms

flygtning