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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

forbause.

to amaze, astonish, surprise

8 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. to amaze, astonish, surprise

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Danish forbause (now spelt forbavse), from Middle Low German vorbāsen, whence also German verbaseln. Further cognate with Dutch verbazen.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.