forbause

== Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Inherited from Danish forbause (now spelt forbavse), from Middle Low German vorbāsen, whence also German verbaseln. Further cognate with Dutch verbazen. === Verb === forbause (imperative forbaus, present tense forbauser, passive forbauses, simple past and past participle forbausa or forbauset, present participle forbausende) to amaze, astonish, surprise === See also === forbine (Nynorsk) === References === “forbause” in The Bokmål Dictionary.