være i gære

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Danish

Etymology

From the verb være (to be), the preposition in (in) and an otherwise obsolete noun gære, originally a dative form of Old Norse gerð (action, deed), later confused with the verb gære (to brew).

Verb

være i gære

  1. (of some troublesome event) to be afoot, to be about to happen, to be brewing
    • 2016, Henning Dehn-Nielsen, Kongelige mord i Danmarkshistorien, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN
      Skepsissen nagede dog endnu mange, som svagt fornemmede, at noget kunne være i gære.
      However, scepticism still bothered many, who faintly sensed that something could be brewing.
    • 2017, Marcus Lauesen, Freden, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN
      Ja, noget maa der nu være i Gære, for der er Uro i Whitehall, fortalte Andrew.
      Well, something has to be going on, for there is unrest in Whitehall, Andrew related.
    • 2014, Anton Guldbæk, Det må aldrig ske igen. En dansk politibetjents oplevelser i tysk fangenskab 19. september 1944 til 4. maj 1945, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN
      Vi spekulerede selvfølgelig over, hvad der kunne være i gære, siden tyskerne sådan tog på vej ...
      We did of course wonder what could be brewing, since the Germans became so upset ...