forundre

Danish

Etymology

From for- +‎ undre, after Middle Low German vorwundern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fʌˈɔnˀdʁʌ]

Verb

forundre (imperative forundr, infinitive at forundre, present tense forundrer, past tense forundrede, perfect tense forundret)

1. to amaze, astonish, surprise (someone)
2. (passive voice) to be astonished or surprised (e.g. something is different)
3. (reflexive, passive voice, archaic) to wonder, be surprised

   Synonym: undre

Conjugation

Conjugation of forundre

active passive present forundrer forundres past forundrede forundredes infinitive forundre forundres imperative forundr — participle present forundrende past forundret (auxiliary verb have) gerund forundren

Derived terms

• forundring

References

• “forundre” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From for- +‎ undre, after Middle Low German vorwundern.

Verb

forundre (imperative forundr or forundre, present tense forundrer, passive forundres, simple past and past participle forundra or forundret, present participle forundrende)

1. to amaze, astonish, surprise (someone)

Derived terms

• forundring

References

• “forundre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.