æde

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See also: aede and aède

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, cognate with Swedish äta, English eat, German essen. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-, cf. Latin edō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛːðə/, ,
  • Rhymes: -ɛːdə

Verb

æde (imperative æd, infinitive at æde, present tense æder, past tense åd, perfect tense har ædt)

  1. (animals) to eat
  2. (vulgar, of people) to eat
  3. to erode, eat away
  4. to eat up

Usage notes

This verb is considered informal (or vulgar) when used to refer to people. The verb spise is preferred in more normal contexts when referring to people.

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