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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse adjective ætr (“edible”), from Proto-Germanic *ētijaz.
Suffix
-æt (masculine and feminine singular -æt, neuter singular -ætt, definite singular and plural -æte, comparative -ætare, indefinite superlative -ætast, definite superlative -ætaste)
- Used to form adjectives in the sense of "eating in a fashion (determined by the stem)".
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