See also: dare, DARE, daré, darė, and darë

Danish edit

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Etymology 1 edit

Probably from Middle Low German dōre, from Proto-Germanic *dauzô, cognate with German Tor and Dutch door. Late Old Norse dári is probably also borrowed from Low German.

Noun edit

dåre c (singular definite dåren, plural indefinite dårer)

  1. fool
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Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Low German dōren, derived form the noun. Late Old Norse dára is also borrowed from Low German.

Verb edit

dåre (imperative dår, infinitive at dåre, present tense dårer, past tense dårede, perfect tense har dåret)

  1. captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse dári or Middle Low German dōre.

Noun edit

dåre m (definite singular dåren, indefinite plural dårer, definite plural dårene)

  1. a fool, a moron, an idiot, a simpleton

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse dára or Middle Low German dōren.

Verb edit

dåre (imperative dår, present tense dårer, simple past and past participle dåret)

  1. charm, captivate

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish dāre, from Old Norse dári, from Middle Low German dore, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *dauzô. See also German Tor; Icelandic dári, Danish dåre.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ˈdôːˌrɛ/

Noun edit

dåre c

  1. a fool, a madman, a lunatic

Declension edit

Declension of dåre 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dåre dåren dårar dårarna
Genitive dåres dårens dårars dårarnas

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