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forsvinne

verbverb

to disappear, to vanish · to go missing

EtymologyOpphav

fra lavtysk; av for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess from Low German; from for- (II)for-, a verb prefix with no distinct meaning of its own · over-, to excess

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

bli borte, komme bort to disappear, to go missing
  • forsvinne som dugg for sola to vanish like dew before the sun
  • forsvinne i vrimmelen to disappear into the crowd
  • hun forsvant for meg she vanished from my sight
  • han er sporløst forsvunnet he has vanished without a trace
  • forsvinn! get lost!