forringe
Danish
Etymology
for- + ringe, from Middle Low German vorringen
Verb
forringe (imperative forring, infinitive at forringe, present tense forringer, past tense forringede, perfect tense har forringet)
- make worse
Conjugation
Inflection of forringe
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | forringer | forringede |
| perfect | har forringet | havde forringet |
| passive | forringes | forringedes |
| participle | forringende | forringet |
| imperative | forring | — |
| infinitive | forringe | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | forringen | — |
Antonyms
- forbedre
References
- “forringe” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
for- + ringe (“adjective”), from Middle Low German vorringen
Verb
forringe (imperative forring, present tense forringer, passive forringes, simple past and past participle forringa or forringet, present participle forringende)
- to lessen, reduce
- to depreciate
- to disparage
References
- “forringe” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “forringe” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).