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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Derived from the verb. Compare also Swedish möte n. It has replaced the older word Old Norse mót, derived from *mōtą, which has survived in Danish only as the preposition mod, imod.
Noun
møde n (singular definite mødet, plural indefinite møder)
- meeting
- encounter
- appointment
- conference
- rally
Declension
Etymology 2
From Old Norse mœta (“to meet”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną, cognate with Swedish möta, English meet, Dutch moeten. Derived from *mōtą, hence Old Norse mót, English moot.
Verb
møde (imperative mød, infinitive at møde, present tense møder, past tense mødte, perfect tense har mødt)
- to meet, encounter (transitive)
- to show up (intransitive, normally with a preposition phrase)
- (passive voice) to meet (reciprocal), see mødes
Conjugation
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse mœði. Doublet of møye.
Noun
møde f or m (definite singular møda or møden, indefinite plural møder, definite plural mødene)
- tiredness
References
- “møde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse mœða.
Verb
møde (present tense møder, past tense mødde, past participle mødt/mødd, passive infinitive mødast, present participle mødande, imperative mød)
- (transitive) to make weary, wear out
- (reflexive) to toil
- (transitive) to bother
Derived terms
Noun
møde f (definite singular møda, indefinite plural møder, definite plural mødene)
- tiredness, fatigue
- a bother
References
- “møde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams