dåre

See also: dare, DARE, daré, darė, and darë

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse dári or Middle Low German dōre.

Noun

dåre c (singular definite dåren, plural indefinite dårer)

fool

Inflection

Declension of dåre

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dåre	dåren	dårer	dårerne
genitive	dåres	dårens	dårers	dårernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse dára or Middle Low German dōren.

Verb

dåre (imperative dår, infinitive at dåre, present tense dårer, past tense dårede, perfect tense har dåret)

captivate, charm, enchant, fascinate

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish dāre, from Old Norse dári, from Middle Low German dore (German Tor). Compare Icelandic dári, Danish dåre.

Noun

dåre c

a fool, a madman, a lunatic

Declension

Declension of dåre
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dåre	dåren	dårar	dårarna
Genitive	dåres	dårens	dårars	dårarnas

Related terms

References

dåre in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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