See also: næ-ɾɛ and näre

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish næræ, from Middle Low German neren, from Old Saxon nerian, from Proto-West Germanic *naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic *nazjaną (to save; rescue; heal), from *nesaną (to survive, recover, heal) + *-janą (causative).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nɛːrə/, [ˈnɛːɐ]

Verb

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nære (imperative nær, infinitive at nære, present tense nærer, past tense nærede, perfect tense næret)

  1. to feed

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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Adjective

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nære

  1. definite singular of nær
  2. plural of nær

Etymology 2

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From Middle Low German neren, from Old Saxon nerian, from Proto-Germanic *nazjaną (to save; rescue; heal), from *nesaną (to survive, recover, heal) + *-janą (causative).

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nære (imperative nær, present tense nærer, passive næres, simple past næret or nærte, past participle næret or nært, present participle nærende)

  1. to feed, nourish, sustain
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Low German neren, from Old Saxon nerian, from Proto-Germanic *nazjaną (to save; rescue; heal), from *nesaną (to survive, recover, heal) + *-janą (causative).

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Verb

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nære (present tense nærer, past tense nærte, past participle nært, passive infinitive nærast, present participle nærande, imperative nær)

  1. to feed, nourish, sustain
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Etymology 2

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From nær.

Adverb

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nære

  1. (in expressions) near
    det var nære på
    that was a close call

Noun

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nære m or n (definite singular næren or næret, indefinite plural nærar or nære, definite plural nærane or næra)

  1. (in compounds) nearness
    Synonym: nærleik
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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nære

  1. inflection of nær:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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nǣre

  1. inflection of nesan:
    1. second-person singular past indicative
    2. first/second/third-person singular past subjunctive