møde

Danish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Derived form 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)

1. meeting
2. encounter
3. appointment
4. conference
5. 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)

1. to meet, encounter (transitive)
2. to show up (intransitive, normally with a preposition phrase)
3. (passive voice) to meet (reciprocal), see mødes

Conjugation

References

• “møde” in Den Danske Ordbog

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)

1. tiredness

References

• “møde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• (verb): møda
• (noun): møda (non-standard since 2012)

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)

1. (transitive) to make weary, wear out
2. (reflexive) to toil
3. (transitive) to bother

Derived terms

• møde ut

Noun

møde f (definite singular møda, indefinite plural møder, definite plural mødene)

1. tiredness, fatigue
2. a bother

References

• “møde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• døme, ødem