forbause

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German vorbasen; compare with Danish forbavse and Dutch Dutch verbazen.

Verb

forbause (imperative forbaus, present tense forbauser, passive forbauses, simple past and past participle forbausa or forbauset, present participle forbausende)

1. to amaze, astonish, surprise

See also

• forbine (Nynorsk)

References

• “forbause” in The Bokmål Dictionary.