"vorstan" meaning in All languages combined

See vorstan on Wiktionary

Verb [Middle Low German]

IPA: /ˌfɔrˈstɒːn/ (note: originally)
Etymology: vor- + stan. Cognate with German verstehen. Etymology templates: {{prefix|gml|vor|stan}} vor- + stan, {{cog|de|verstehen}} German verstehen Head templates: {{head|gml|verb}} vorstan
  1. to understand
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "lang_code": "nb",
          "word": "forstå"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "word": "forstå"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "forsta"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "word": "förstå"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Russenorsk",
          "lang_code": "crp-rsn",
          "word": "forstå"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "nn",
      "word": "forstå"
    }
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        "2": "vor",
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      },
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      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "verstehen"
      },
      "expansion": "German verstehen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "vor- + stan. Cognate with German verstehen.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "vorstan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Low German",
  "lang_code": "gml",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Low German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle Low German terms prefixed with vor-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to understand"
      ],
      "id": "en-vorstan-gml-verb-JdyJGl7k",
      "links": [
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌfɔrˈstɒːn/",
      "note": "originally"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vorstan"
}
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        {
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "lang_code": "nb",
          "word": "forstå"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "word": "forstå"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "forsta"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "word": "förstå"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Russenorsk",
          "lang_code": "crp-rsn",
          "word": "forstå"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "word": "forstå"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "vor",
        "3": "stan"
      },
      "expansion": "vor- + stan",
      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "verstehen"
      },
      "expansion": "German verstehen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "vor- + stan. Cognate with German verstehen.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "vorstan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle Low German",
  "lang_code": "gml",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        "Middle Low German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Middle Low German irregular verbs",
        "Middle Low German lemmas",
        "Middle Low German terms prefixed with vor-",
        "Middle Low German verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to understand"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "understand",
          "understand"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌfɔrˈstɒːn/",
      "note": "originally"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vorstan"
}

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