undvære

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish vntvære, formally = 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 har undværet)

  1. do without, miss

Usage notes
  • Mostly in the infinitive with the modal verb kunne.

Derived terms
  • undværlig
  • uundværlig
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