hindre

English

Verb

hindre (third-person singular simple present hindres, present participle hindring, simple past and past participle hindred)

1. Archaic form of hinder.

Anagrams

• herdin', hinder

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hindra, from Proto-Germanic *hinderōną, cognate with English hinder, German hindern. Derived from the adverb and preposition *hinder (“behind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hendrə/, [ˈhenˀd̥ʁɐ]
• Homophone: hindrer

Verb

hindre

1. to hinder

Conjugation

Inflection of hindre

	present	past
simple	hindrer	hindrede
perfect	har hindret	havde hindret
passive	hindres	hindredes
participle	hindrende	hindret
imperative	hindr	—
infinitive	hindre	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	hindren	—

German

Verb

hindre

1. inflection of hindern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• hinder

Noun

hindre n

1. indefinite plural of hinder

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hindra.

Verb

hindre (imperative hindr or hindre, present tense hindrer, passive hindres, simple past and past participle hindra or hindret, present participle hindrende)

1. to prevent, hinder

Derived terms

• hindring
• uhindret, uhindra

References

• “hindre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.