famle

Danish

Etymology

From German Low German fammeln, fammelen.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /famlə/, [ˈfɑmlə]

Verb

famle (imperative faml, infinitive at famle, present tense famler, past tense famlede, perfect tense har famlet)

grope
fumble

Derived terms

befamle ("paw", "grope", "feel up", "touch up")
famlen ("groping", "fumbling", "hesitation")

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Low German fammelen or fammeln

Verb

famle (imperative faml or famle, present tense famler, passive famles, simple past and past participle famla or famlet, present participle famlende)

to fumble, grope

References

“famle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“famle” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Low German fammelen or fammeln

Verb

famle (present tense famlar, past tense famla, past participle famla, passive infinitive famlast, present participle famlande, imperative faml/famle)

to fumble, grope

Alternative forms

famla

References

“famle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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