dåre

See also: dare, DARE, daré, darė, and darë

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dári or Middle Low German dōre.

Noun

dåre c (singular definite dåren, plural indefinite dårer)

  1. fool
Inflection
Declension of dåre
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dåre dåren dårer dårerne
genitive dåres dårens dårers dårernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dára or Middle Low German dōren.

Verb

dåre (imperative dår, infinitive at dåre, present tense dårer, past tense dårede, perfect tense har dåret)

  1. captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dári or Middle Low German dōre.

Noun

dåre m (definite singular dåren, indefinite plural dårer, definite plural dårene)

  1. a fool, a moron, an idiot

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dára or Middle Low German dōren

Verb

dåre (imperative dår, present tense dårer, simple past and past participle dåret)

  1. charm, captivate

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dāre, from Old Norse dári, from Middle Low German dore (German Tor). Compare Icelandic dári, Danish dåre.

Noun

dåre c

  1. a fool, a madman, a lunatic

Declension
Declension of dåre 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative dåre dåren dårar dårarna
Genitive dåres dårens dårars dårarnas

References
  • dåre in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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