ankre

== Danish == === Noun === ankre n indefinite plural of anker === Verb === ankre (imperative ankr, infinitive at ankre, present tense ankrer, past tense ankrede, perfect tense har ankret) to anchor ==== Conjugation ==== === References === “ankre” in Den Danske Ordbog == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === ankre inflection of ankern: first-person singular present first/third-person singular subjunctive I 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) An anchorite, hermit or anchoress; one living alone for religious reasons. (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 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) to anchor ===== Synonyms ===== forankre === References === “ankre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.