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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Danish føthæ, from Old Norse fœða f, from Proto-Germanic *fōdijǭ, which is only found in North Germanic. Related words are *fōdīniz (in Middle Low German vōde, Middle High German vüete, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (fōdeins)) and *fōdô (in English food).
Noun
føde c (singular definite føden, not used in plural form)
- food
- nourishment
- diet
Etymology 2
From Old Danish føthæ, from Old Norse fœða, from Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną, cognate with Swedish föda, English feed, Dutch voeden.
Verb
føde (past tense fødte, past participle født)
- to bear, give birth
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Verb
føde (past tense fødede or fødte, past participle fødet or født)
- to feed
- to support
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Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse fœða, from Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną, cognate with Swedish föda, English feed, Dutch voeden.
Verb
føde (imperative fød, present tense føder, passive fødes, simple past fødte, past participle født, present participle fødende)
- to give birth, be born
Derived terms
References
- “føde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse fœða.
Verb
føde (present tense føder, past tense fødde, past participle født/fødd, passive infinitive fødast, present participle fødande, imperative fød)
- to give birth, be born
- to feed, nourish, maintain, support
Derived terms
References
- “føde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.