åte

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North Frisian

Noun

åte m (plural åte)

  1. (Mooring) grandfather

Antonyms

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)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Verb

åte (present tense åtar, past tense åta, past participle åta, passive infinitive åtast, present participle åtande, imperative åte/åt)

  1. to spread earth, ash etc. onto snow in spring (in order to make it melt sooner)
Alternative forms
  • åte (e- and split infinitives)

Etymology 2

Verb

åte

  1. (nonstandard, dialectal) supine of eta
    Synonym: ete

References

Anagrams

Swedish

Verb

åte

  1. (dated) past subjunctive of äta