undvære

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish vntvære, formally = und- (away) +‎ være (to be). A remodelling of Middle Low German entberen, Middle Low German untberen, cf. German entbehren. The second part of this word is Proto-Germanic *beraną (to carry, bear). Swedish umbära was also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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undvære (imperative undvær, infinitive at undvære, present tense undværer, past tense undværede, perfect tense har undværet)

  1. do without, miss

Usage notes

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  • Mostly in the infinitive with the modal verb kunne.

Derived terms

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