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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Derived from bund (“bottom”).
Verb
bunde
- (intransitive) to touch the bottom (to touch the solid ground underneath water with one's feet while keeping one's head above, chiefly as an infinitive after kunne)
2014, Nick Clausen, Den sidste vindrytter #2: Rejsen, Tellerup A/S, →ISBN:„Jeg kan næsten ikke bunde, Rax!“ kaldte Kian. „Vi er over halvvejs!“ lød troldens svar.- "I almost can't reach the bed, Rax!" Kian called out. "We are more than halfway across!" was the troll's reply.
1949, Aage Dons, Frosten på ruderne, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Hun var kommet ud paa dybt Vand, hun kunde ikke bunde.- She had gotten out in deep water, she could not reach the ground.
- (transitive) to down (to drink something (usually an alcoholic drink) in one go)
2000, Sørine Gotfredsen, En pagt for livet, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Han bundede en øl til, […]- He downed another beer,
2009, Garrison Keiller, translated by Brian Dan Christensen, En stille uge i Lake Wobegon, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 24:Han kravlede op på taget og bundede en hel flaske pebermyntesnaps.- He crawled up onto the roof and downed an entire bottle of peppermint schnapps.
Conjugation
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
bunde c
- indefinite plural of bund
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
bunde
- neuter singular of bunden
Portuguese
Verb
bunde
- inflection of bundar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Swedish
Verb
bunde
- (dated) past subjunctive of binda
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