Danish

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Etymology

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From the past participle to the archaic forkere (change, turn, distort), from Middle Low German vorkēren (to turn in a wrong direction), compare German verkehren (to interact, turn in a wrong direction) and verkehrt (wrong).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɔˈkeːˀrd/, [fʌˈkʰeɐ̯ˀd̥], [fɒ̽ˈkʰeɒ̯̽ˀt]

Adjective

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forkert (plural and definite singular attributive forkerte)

  1. wrong

Adverb

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forkert

  1. (adverbial) wrongly, wrong, erroneously