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Danish
Noun
jorde c
- indefinite plural of jord
Verb
jorde (imperative jord, infinitive at jorde, present tense jorder, past tense jordede, perfect tense har jordet)
- (of person) to put down, to flatten, to floor
- to bury or inter (something or someone)
- (electricity, slang) to earth (UK) or ground (US) (something)
Conjugation
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Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
A blending of jord and gjerde
Noun
jorde n (definite singular jordet, indefinite plural jorder, definite plural jorda or jordene)
- (agriculture) a field
Synonyms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse jarða (sense 1).
Verb
jorde (imperative jord, present tense jorder, passive jordes, simple past and past participle jorda or jordet, present participle jordende)
- to bury (something)
- (electricity) to earth (UK) or ground (US) (something)
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From eastern Middle Norwegian gjorde, from Old Norse gerði.
Noun
jorde n (definite singular jordet, indefinite plural jorde, definite plural jorda)
- (agriculture) a field
- Synonyms: åker, gjerde
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse jarða, with its vowel probably influenced by jord from Old Norse jǫrð.
Verb
jorde (present tense jordar, past tense jorda, past participle jorda, passive infinitive jordast, present participle jordande, imperative jorde/jord)
- (transitive) to bury, inter
- (transitive, electricity) to connect electrically to the earth; to earth (UK); to ground (US)
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