nød

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See also: nod, Nod, NOD, -nod, and -nöd

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse hnot (“nut”), from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

Pronunciation

Noun

nød c (singular definite nødden, plural indefinite nødder)

  1. (food, broadly) nut (a fruit consisting of a hard, dry, lipid-rich seed usually contained within a hard shell)
    1. nut (the edible seed of such a fruit)
    2. wood of the walnut tree
      Synonym: nøddetræ
      møbler i nøddetræ ― walnut furniture
  2. (botany, strictly) a true nut
  3. (informal) head
    Synonyms: hoved, bær, knop
  4. a dumb or stupid person, an idiot
    Synonym: idiot
  5. (slang, plural only) breasts — see entry nødder
Inflection
Declension of nød
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nød nødden nødder nødderne
genitive nøds nøddens nødders nøddernes
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

Pronunciation

Noun

nød c (singular definite nøden, not used in plural form)

  1. distress
  2. need, necessity
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See nyde.

Pronunciation

Verb

nød

  1. past of nyde

References

Etymology 4

From Old Norse naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą. the meaning stems from Old Norse: njóta

Pronunciation

Noun

nød

  1. (archaic, dialect), cattle
  2. (derogatory, archaic, dialect) a stupid or lazy person
Inflection
Declension of nød
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative nød nødet nød nødene
genitive nøds nødets nøds nødenes
Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish nød, from Old Norse nauð, nauðr, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

Noun

nød f or m (definite singular nøda or nøden, indefinite plural nøder, definite plural nødene)

  1. need, necessity
  2. want, poverty
  3. distress, in danger
    De er i nød ute på havet!
    They are in distress at sea!

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse nauð, nauðr, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

Noun

nød f (definite singular nøda, indefinite plural nøder, definite plural nødene)

  1. need, necessity
  2. want, poverty
  3. distress, in danger
    Dei er i nød ute på havet!
    They are in distress at sea!

Derived terms

References

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