ankre

Danish

Noun

ankre n

1. indefinite plural of anker

Verb

ankre (imperative ankr, infinitive at ankre, present tense ankrer, past tense ankrede, perfect tense har ankret)

1. to anchor

Conjugation

Conjugation of ankre

active passive present ankrer ankres past ankrede ankredes infinitive ankre ankres imperative ankr — participle present ankrende past ankret (auxiliary verb have) gerund ankren

References

• “ankre” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

ankre

1. inflection of ankern:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• ancre, anker, auncre
• anchor, ankir, ankyr (Late Middle English)

Etymology

Inherited from Old English ancra, ancor, from Late Latin anachōrēta, anachōrīta, either with remodelling of the ending in Old English or through a Old Irish intermediary (compare Middle Irish ancharae).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈankrə/, /ˈankər/

Noun

ankre (plural ankres)

1. An anchorite, hermit or anchoress; one living alone for religious reasons.
2. (more generally) A monastic; a monk or nun.

Descendants

• English: anchor
• → Old Cornish: ancar
• → Anglo-Norman: ancre
• → Middle Welsh: ancr

References

• “ancre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• anker, ankere

Noun

ankre n

1. indefinite plural of anker

Etymology 2

From the noun anker.

Verb

ankre (imperative ankr or ankre, present tense ankrer, simple past and past participle ankra or ankret, present participle ankrende)

1. to anchor

Synonyms

• forankre

References

• “ankre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.