formode

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German vormōden, composed of vor (“for”) +‎ mōden (“to want, ask for”), compare German vermuten (“to suppose”). The latter part, which is also found in the verb anmōden (“to ask for”) (Danish anmode) is derived from the noun mōt (“mood, mind”) (Danish mod).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔrmoːˀðə/, [fʌˈmoˀð̩], [fʌˈmoðˀð̩]

Verb

formode (past tense formodede, past participle formodet)

1. to assume, suppose, presume, surmise

Conjugation

Inflection of formode

	present	past
simple	formoder	formodede
perfect	har formodet	havde formodet
passive	formodes	formodedes
participle	formodende	formodet
imperative	formod	—
infinitive	formode	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	formoden	—

Derived terms

• formodning

References

• “formode” in Den Danske Ordbog