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omkring.

about

7 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adv/ɔmˈkreŋ/[ʌmˈkʰʁɛŋ][ɒ̽mˈkχɛ̝ŋ]
  1. about

Where this word comes from

From om + Old Norse krinkr (“ring, round”), from Old Norse umkring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.

intj/ɔmˈkreŋ/[ʌmˈkʰʁɛŋ][ɒ̽mˈkχɛ̝ŋ]
  1. about-face!, about-turn!

Where this word comes from

From om + Old Norse krinkr (“ring, round”), from Old Norse umkring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.

prep/ɔmˈkreŋ/[ʌmˈkʰʁɛŋ][ɒ̽mˈkχɛ̝ŋ]
  1. around

    Det bor mange her omkring.
  2. about

Where this word comes from

From om + Old Norse krinkr (“ring, round”), from Old Norse umkring, from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.

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