fortryde

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish tryde, from Old Norse þrjóta, from Proto-Germanic *þreutaną (to harass), cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk tryta (archaic), Swedish tryta, German verdrießen. The Danish form with the prefix is influenced by Middle Low German vordrēten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɔrˈtryːˀðə/, [fʌˈtˢʁ̥yˀðə], [fʌˈtˢʁ̥yðˀə]

Verb

fortryde (past tense fortrød, past participle fortrudt)

  1. to regret (to feel sorry about some past thing)

Conjugation

Conjugation of fortryde
active passive
present fortryder fortrydes
past fortrød fortrøds
infinitive fortryde fortrydes
imperative fortryd
participle
present fortrydende
past fortrudt
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund fortryden

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