vandre

vandre

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Middle Low German wanderen. Compare English wander.

Verb

vandre (imperative vandr or vandre, present tense vandrer, simple past and past participle vandra or vandret, present participle vandrende)

1. to walk (about), to stroll

   De vandret hånd i hånd. ― They walked hand in hand.

   Han vandret gatelangs. ― He strolled up and down the streets.

   I de dager da Jesus vandret på Jorden. ― In the days when Jesus walked the Earth.

2. roam, wander, constantly be on the move

   Han vandret gjennom landet. ― He roamed the country.

   Hun vandret mot byen. ― She wandered towards the town.

   Han lot tankene vandre. ― He let his mind drift.

3. migrate

   Med så høy fart kan de vandre tusenvis av kilometer. (translated from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)

   With such high speed they can migrate over thousands of kilometers. (from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)

4. (euphemistic, idiomatic) to die, pass away

   Han vandret bort for fem år siden. ― He passed away five years ago.

Synonyms

• gå
• flakke, gå, streife
• migrere
• dø

Derived terms

• utvandre
• vandre heden
• vandring

References

• “vandre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• vandra

Etymology

From Middle Low German wanderen. Compare English wander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ʋɑndrə/

Verb

vandre (present tense vandrar, past tense vandra, past participle vandra, passive infinitive vandrast, present participle vandrande, imperative vandr/vandre)

1. to walk (about), to stroll

   Dei vandra hand i hand.

   They walked hand in hand.

   Han vandra gatelangs.

   He strolled up and down the streets.

   I dei dagane då Jesus vandra på Jorda.

   In the days when Jesus walked the Earth.

2. to roam, wander, constantly be on the move

   Han vandra gjennom landet.

   He roamed the country.

   Ho vandra mot byen.

   She wandered towards the town.

   Han lét tankane vandre.

   He let his mind drift.

3. (of an animal) to migrate

   Med så høg fart kan dei vandre tusenvis av kilometer. (translated from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)

   With such high speed they can migrate over thousands of kilometers. (from English Wikipedia on Atlantic herring)

4. (euphemistic, idiomatic) to die, pass away

   Han vandra bort for fem år sidan.

   He passed away five years ago.

Synonyms

• gå
• flakke, gå, streife
• migrere
• døy

Derived terms

• utvandre
• vandring

Further reading

• “vandre” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.