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kantra
kantra
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Verb
kantra
Swedish
Etymology
Attested since 1765; from Low German kantern with the same meaning; related to kant, "edge".
Pronunciation
- Pronunciation: /ˈkanˌtra/
Verb
kantra (present kantrar, preterite kantrade, supine kantrat, imperative kantra)
- (nautical) to heel to a position from which it is impossible to right one self; to founder
- Skeppet kantrade i den hårda vinden.
- The ship foundered in the hard wind.
- Skeppet kantrade i den hårda vinden.
Conjugation
Conjugation of kantra
Related terms
- kantring