gantes

Danish

Etymology

Origin unknown. Possibly from the (mediopassive) Old Norse ganta(sk), (to fool around), cognate with Icelandic gantast.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡandəs/

Verb

gantes (past tense gantedes, past participle gantedes)

1. (archaic), to flirt with another person in a cheeky or sexual manner

Conjugation

Inflection of gantes

	present	past
simple	gantes	gantedes
perfect	har gantedes	havde gantedes
passive	—	—
participle	-	gantedes
imperative	-	—
infinitive	gantes	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	—	—

See also

• flirte
• fjase
• fjante

References

• “gantes” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “gantes” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

French

See also: gantés

Verb

gantes

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of ganter

Anagrams

• agents, étangs, géants, stagne, stagné

Norman

Noun

gantes f pl

1. plural of gante (“rim”)