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North Frisian
Noun
åte m (plural åte)
- (Mooring) grandfather
- Coordinate term: ååle (“grandmother”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse áta f, with some influence from át n (whence modern Norwegian Nynorsk åt). The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun
åte f (plural åta)
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Verb
åte (present tense åtar, past tense åta, past participle åta, passive infinitive åtast, present participle åtande, imperative åte/åt)
- to spread earth, ash etc. onto snow in spring (in order to make it melt sooner)
- åte (e- and split infinitives)
Etymology 2
Verb
åte
- (nonstandard, dialectal) supine of eta
- Synonym: ete
References
- “åte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Swedish
Verb
åte
- (dated) past subjunctive of äta