vandre
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German wanderen. Compare English wander.
VerbEdit
vandre (imperative vandr or vandre, present tense vandrer, simple past and past participle vandra or vandret, present participle vandrende)
- to walk (about), to stroll
- De vandret hånd i hånd. ― They walked hand in hand.
- Han vandret gatelangs. ― He strolled up and down the streets.
- I de dager da Jesus vandret på Jorden. ― In the days when Jesus walked the Earth.
- roam, wander, constantly be on the move
- Han vandret gjennom landet. ― He roamed the country.
- Hun vandret mot byen. ― She wandered towards the town.
- Han lot tankene vandre. ― He let his mind drift.
- migrate
- Med så høy fart kan de vandre tusenvis av kilometer. (translated from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)
- With such high speed they can migrate over thousands of kilometers. (from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)
- (euphemistic, idiomatic) to die, pass away
- Han vandret bort for fem år siden. ― He passed away five years ago.
SynonymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
Terms derived from vandre
ReferencesEdit
- “vandre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Middle Low German wanderen. Compare English wander.
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
vandre (present tense vandrar, past tense vandra, past participle vandra, passive infinitive vandrast, present participle vandrande, imperative vandre/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 vandre.
- He let his mind drift.
- Han vandra gjennom landet.
- (of an animal) to migrate
- Med så høg fart kan dei vandre tusenvis av kilometer. (translated from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)
- With such high speed they can migrate over thousands of kilometers. (from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)
- Med så høg fart kan dei vandre tusenvis av kilometer. (translated from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)
- (euphemistic, idiomatic) to die, pass away
- Han vandra bort for fem år sidan.
- He passed away five years ago.
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Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “vandre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.