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Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse oddi, derived from oddr.
Noun
odde c (singular definite odden, plural indefinite odder)
- a headland, peninsula, cape
Declension
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Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
odde
- indefinite plural of od
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Norse oddi, from oddr; compare ord.
Pronunciation
Adjective
odde (superlative oddist)
- odd (not divisible by two)
- additional, remaining (usually after being split equally)
- worthy, notable, daring, amazing
- powerful, gigantic, large, impressive
- (rare) different, dissimilar, odd
Derived terms
Descendants
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Adverb
odde
- Exceptionally, really, outstandingly; to a great degree.
- (rare) Divided into non-even groups.
- (rare) Alone; without any others.
Descendants
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Noun
odde
- (rare) An odd number (a number that isn't divisible by two)
- (rare) Oddness (the quality of not being divisible by two)
- (rare) Amazingness; fame.
Descendants
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse oddi.
Noun
odde m (definite singular odden, indefinite plural odder, definite plural oddene)
- a headland, point
References
- “odde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse oddi.
Pronunciation
Noun
odde m (definite singular odden, indefinite plural oddar, definite plural oddane)
- a headland, point
- Me såg skipet då det kom rundt odden.
- We saw the ship when it came round the headland.
References
- “odde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.