vandra
Norwegian Bokmål
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editvandra
- inflection of vandre:
- simple past
- past participle
Norwegian Nynorsk
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editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German wanderen. Compare English wander and Swedish vandra.
Pronunciation
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editvandra (present tense vandrar, past tense vandra, past participle vandra, passive infinitive vandrast, present participle vandrande, imperative vandra/vandr)
- to walk (about), to stroll
- Dei vandra hand i hand.
- They walked hand in hand.
- Han vandra gatelangs.
- He strolled up and down the streets.
- I dei dagane då Jesus vandra på Jorda.
- In the days when Jesus walked the Earth.
- Dei vandra hand i hand.
- to roam, wander, constantly be on the move
- Han vandra gjennom landet.
- He roamed the country.
- Ho vandra mot byen.
- She wandered towards the town.
- Han lét tankane vandra.
- He let his mind drift.
- Han vandra gjennom landet.
- (of an animal) to migrate
- Med så høg fart kan dei vandra tusenvis av kilometer. (translated from Atlantic herring on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
- With such high speed they can migrate over thousands of kilometers. (from Atlantic herring on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
- Med så høg fart kan dei vandra tusenvis av kilometer. (translated from Atlantic herring on Wikipedia.Wikipedia )
- (euphemistic, idiomatic) to die, pass away
- Han vandra bort for fem år sidan.
- He passed away five years ago.
Synonyms
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editReferences
edit- “vandra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Swedish vandra, borrowed from Middle Low German wanderen, from Old Saxon *wandarōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wandarōn.
Pronunciation
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Verb
editvandra (present vandrar, preterite vandrade, supine vandrat, imperative vandra)
- to wander; to hike
- Jag vandrade över till montern
- I wandered over to the stand
- vandra i fjällen
- hike in the mountains
- to migrate (to the spawning ground, especially of fish)
Derived terms
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edit- vandra in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- vandra in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- vandra in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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