hindre

English

Verb

hindre (third-person singular simple present hindres, present participle hindring, simple past and past participle hindred)

1. Archaic form of hinder.

Anagrams

• herdin', hinder

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hindra, from Proto-Germanic *hinderōną, cognate with English hinder, German hindern. Derived from the adverb and preposition *hinder (“behind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hendrə/, [ˈhenˀd̥ʁɐ]
• Homophone: hindrer

Verb

hindre

1. to hinder

Conjugation

Conjugation of hindre

active passive present hindrer hindres past hindrede hindredes infinitive hindre hindres imperative hindr — participle present hindrende past hindret (auxiliary verb have) gerund hindren

German

Verb

hindre

1. inflection of hindern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• hinder

Noun

hindre n

1. indefinite plural of hinder

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hindra.

Verb

hindre (imperative hindr or hindre, present tense hindrer, passive hindres, simple past and past participle hindra or hindret, present participle hindrende)

1. to prevent, hinder

Derived terms

• hindring
• uhindret, uhindra

References

• “hindre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.