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Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish dāth, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from *dʰeh₁- (“to place, set, put”). Cognate with Old English dǣd (whence English deed).
Noun
dåd c (singular definite dåden, plural indefinite dåder)
- feat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise laudable act
1907, Gudmund Schütte, Oldsagn om Godtjod: bidrag til etnisk Kildeforsknings metode med særligt henblik på folk-stamsagn:Saxes Skildring af Starkads Ungdom sætter Kampen i Irland blandt hans første Dåder, ...- Saxe's depiction of Starkad's youth puts the battle in Ireland among his first feats, ...
2014, Walter Benjamin, translated by Sofie Kluge, Det tyske sørgespils oprindelse, Museum Tusculanum Press, →ISBN, page 156:... officererne holder fortræffelige taler og fortæller om deres store dåder, ...- ... the officers hold exquisite speeches and speak of their great deeds, ...
1970, Bent Jørgensen, Dansk gadenavneskik:... det fornuftige synspunkt, at man i tide kan hædre en mand efter hans død, hvis hans dåder berettiger dertil.- ... the reasonable point of view that one can, in time, honoour a man after his death, if his deeds entitle him to that.
Declension
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse dáð f, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (“putting, placement”).
Noun
dåd f (definite singular dåda, indefinite plural dåder, definite plural dådene)
- feat, deed
Inflection
Historical inflection of dåd
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indefinite singular
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definite singular
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indefinite plural
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definite plural
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| 1901
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ei daad
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daadi
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daader (daadir)
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daaderne (daadine)
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| 1917
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ein, ei dåd1
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dåden, dåda, dådi
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dådar, dåder
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dådane, dådene
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| 1938 (current)
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ein dåd2
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dåden
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dådar
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dådane
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Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. 1Prior to 1917, it was only considered feminine. 2Prior to 1938, this noun was also considered feminine.
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References
- “dåd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish dāþ, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from *dʰeh₁- (“to place, set, put”). Cognate with Old English dǣd (whence English deed).
Pronunciation
Noun
dåd n
- harmful deed, (sometimes) attack
terroristernas bombdåd- the terrorists' bombing (literally, "bomb deed," hinging on "dåd" usually having a more negative ring in Swedish)
Han hade huggit ner fem människor och sedan sprungit från platsen där dådet utförts- He had stabbed five people and then run from the scene of the attack
- feat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise laudable act
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