famle

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From German Low German fammeln, fammelen.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /famlə/, [ˈfɑmlə]

Verb edit

famle (imperative faml, infinitive at famle, present tense famler, past tense famlede, perfect tense har famlet)

grope
fumble

Derived terms edit

befamle ("paw", "grope", "feel up", "touch up")
famlen ("groping", "fumbling", "hesitation")

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Low German fammelen or fammeln.

Verb edit

famle (imperative faml or famle, present tense famler, passive famles, simple past and past participle famla or famlet, present participle famlende)

to fumble, grope

References edit

“famle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“famle” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Low German fammelen or fammeln.

Verb edit

famle (present tense famlar, past tense famla, past participle famla, passive infinitive famlast, present participle famlande, imperative famle/faml)

to fumble, grope

Alternative forms edit

famla

References edit

“famle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.