undvære

Danish

Etymology

und- (“away”) +‎ være (“to be”). A remodelling of Middle Low German entberen, Middle Low German untberen, cf. German entbehren. The second part of this word is Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to carry, bear”). Swedish umbära was also borrowed from Low German.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔnˌʋɛˀɐ]

Verb

undvære (imperative undvær, infinitive at undvære, present tense undværer, past tense undværede, perfect tense undværet)

  1. do without, miss

Usage notes

  • Mostly in the infinitive with the modal verb kunne.

Conjugation

Conjugation of undvære
active passive
present undværer undværes
past undværede undværedes
infinitive undvære undværes
imperative undvær —
participle
present -
past undværet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund undværen

Derived terms

  • undværlig
  • uundværlig

References

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