forstand
English
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Etymology
From Middle English forstanden, from Old English forstandan (“to defend, help, protect, withstand, prevent, hinder, resist, oppose, benefit, avail, understand, signify, be equal to”), from Proto-Germanic *frastandaną (“to understand, oppose”), equivalent to for- + stand. Cognate with West Frisian ferstean (“to understand”), Saterland Frisian ferstounde (“to understand”), Dutch verstaan (“to understand”), German verstehen (“to understand”). Compare also Norwegian Bokmål forstå (“to comprehend, understand”), Swedish förstå (“to comprehend, understand”).
Verb
forstand (third-person singular simple present forstands, present participle forstanding, simple past and past participle forstood)
- (transitive) To stand against; stand in front of so as to bar the way; block; oppose; withstand.
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- 1849, John Mitchell Kemble, The Saxons in England:
- "As he would more of them had not wise God, Wierd forstood him, and the man's courage."
- 1895, The Medical News:
- Hemophilia is a contraindication for vaginal hysterectomy, unless you have the time to build your patient up in order to forestand the shock.
- 1963, Fredericus Theodorus Visser, An historical syntax of the English language: Volume 1, Part 3:
- A mighty angel there forstood them.
- (transitive, UK dialectal) To understand; comprehend.
- 1878, Samuel Smiles, Robert Dick: baker, of Thurso, geologist and botanist:
- How can I forstand your Professors, when they dinna forstand themselves."
- 1878, Samuel Smiles, Robert Dick: baker, of Thurso, geologist and botanist:
References
- Wright, The English dialect dictionary, forstand.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
A verbal noun of forstå (“to understand”), equivalent to for- (“for-”) + stand (“standing”). Borrowed from Middle Low German vorstant, cognate with German Verstand.
Pronunciation
Noun
forstand c (singular definite forstanden, not used in plural form)
- intellect, intelligence, reason (the ability to understand things)
- mind (mental sanity)
- meaning, sense (way of understanding a thing)
Inflection
common gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | forstand | forstanden |
genitive | forstands | forstandens |
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German vorstant, related to forstå; compare with German Verstand.
Noun
forstand m (definite singular forstanden, uncountable)
References
- “forstand” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “forstand” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German vorstant, related to forstå.
Noun
forstand m (definite singular forstanden, uncountable)
References
- “forstand” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English forstanden, from Old English forstandan (“to defend, understand”), from Proto-Germanic *frastandaną (“to understand, oppose”), equivalent to for- + stand.
Verb
tae forstand
- To withstand, resist
- To understand
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