attrå

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Danish thraa, attraa, from Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic *þrawō. Cognate of English throe. The Danish form has been prefixed with the preposition ad.

Noun

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attrå c (singular definite attråen, not used in plural form)

  1. desire, longing

Etymology 2

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From Old Danish thraa, attraa, from Old Norse þrá, from Proto-Germanic *þrawōjaną, derived from the noun. The Danish form has been prefixed with the preposition ad.

Verb

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attrå (imperative attrå, infinitive at attrå, present tense attrår, past tense attråede, perfect tense har attrået)

  1. to wish, desire
  2. to covet, yearn

References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Danish attrå.

Verb

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attrå (present tense attrår, simple past attrådde, past participle attrådd)

  1. to wish, desire
  2. to covet or yearn

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