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Noun
wede
- water
Further reading
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wēde, from Old Dutch *widu, from Proto-Germanic *widuz.
Noun
wede f (plural weden or wedes, diminutive wedetje n)
- twig, especially of an oak or willow
- Synonym: twijg
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch wede, from Old Dutch *wēd, from Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz. Doublet of wouw.
Noun
wede f (plural weden or wedes, diminutive wedetje n)
- A plant of species Isatis tinctoria (woad or dyer's woad).
- (by extension) blue dye from the woad plant.
Etymology 3
From Middle Dutch wede, from Old Dutch wido, widu.
Noun
wede f (plural weden or wedes, diminutive wedetje n)
- (in toponyms) forest
- Synonyms: woud, bos
- (in toponyms) brushwood, thicket
Middle Dutch
Etymology 1
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Noun
wêde m or f
- dyer's woad (Isatis tinctoria)
Inflection
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Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch *widu, from Proto-Germanic *widuz.
Noun
wēde f
- bush, thicket
Inflection
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Descendants
Further reading
- “wede”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wede (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wede (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV