foragt

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German voracht, from Old Saxon, from Proto-West Germanic *firiahtu, from *firi- (across, through) + *ahtu (attention, consideration). Cognate with Swedish förakt, German Verachtung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [fʌˈɑɡ̊d̥]

Noun

foragt c (singular definite foragten, not used in plural form)

  1. contempt, scorn, disdain

Inflection

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