See also: formène

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Danish for menæ (to harm), second part from Old Norse meina. Cf. men (injury).

Verb

formene (imperative formen, infinitive at formene, present tense formener, past tense formente, perfect tense forment)

  1. to debar, hinder
Conjugation
Conjugation of formene
active passive
present formener formenes
past formente formentes
infinitive formene formenes
imperative formen
participle
present formenende
past forment
(auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund formenen
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vormenen, equivalent to for- +‎ mene.

Verb

formene (imperative formen, infinitive at formene, present tense formener, past tense formente, perfect tense forment)

  1. (archaic, uncommon) to presume, suppose, believe
    Synonyms: antage, mene
Conjugation
Conjugation of formene
active passive
present formener formenes
past formente formentes
infinitive formene formenes
imperative formen
participle
present formenende
past forment
(auxiliary verb være)
gerund formenen
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

formene c

  1. definite plural of form

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Noun

formene m or f

  1. definite plural of form

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

formene f

  1. definite plural of form