undvære
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Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Verb[edit]
undvære (imperative undvær, infinitive at undvære, present tense undværer, past tense undværede, perfect tense har undværet)
Usage notes[edit]
- Mostly in the infinitive with the modal verb kunne.