formå
See also: forma, formá, formà, fôrma, formą, formă, and förmå
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish formughe, formue, from Middle Low German vormogen. Cognate with Swedish förmå, Norwegian formå, Old Norse formuga, younger Icelandic fyrirmoga, German vermögen, Dutch vermogen. Cf. also Danish formue (“fortune”).
The Middle Low German word is a compound of 1. Middle Low German vor- (intensifying prefix), from Proto-Germanic *fra-, and 2. Middle Low German mogen, mögen, from Proto-Germanic *maganą. The latter is cognate of Danish måtte (“can, must”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [fʌˈmɔːˀ]
Verb
formå (present formår, past formåede, past participle formået)
- to be capable, be able to
- to persuade /someone/ to do /something/
Further reading
- “formå” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “formå” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog