føra

See also: fora, fóra, fòra, fôra, and föra

Faroese

Verb

føra (third person singular past indicative førdi, third person plural past indicative ført, supine ført)

  1. to conduct, to guide, to lead
  2. to carry, to bear, to bring, to keep (accounts)

Conjugation


Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse fœra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²føːrɑ/ (example of pronunciation)

Verb

føra (present tense fører, past tense førte, past participle ført, passive infinitive førast, present participle førande, imperative før)

  1. carry
    Skipet fører ein ukjend type last.
    The ship carries an unknown type of cargo.
  2. lead
    Generalen førte hæren personleg.
    The general personally led the army.

føra fram

  1. succeed (lead to the intended outcome)

References


Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse fœra, from Proto-Germanic *fōrijaną.

Verb

fø̄ra

  1. to convey, move
  2. to supply
  3. to bring

Conjugation

Descendants

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