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byde

byde

Danish

Verb

byde ‎(imperative byd, infinitive at byde, present tense byder, past tense bød, perfect tense er/har budt)

  1. order, command, bid
  2. ask, invite
  3. offer
  4. bid (to make an offer)

Synonyms

  • (invite): indbyde
  • (offer): tilbyde

Norwegian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną ‎(“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- ‎(“to wake, rise up”).

Verb

byde

  1. order; command

Etymology

From Old Danish biuthæ, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną ‎(“to offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- ‎(“to wake, rise up”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /byːdə/, [ˈb̥yːðˠə]
  • (Dialectal Jutlandic) IPA(key): [ˈbyːɪ̯], [ˈbyːɣ], [ˈbyːɹ], [ˈbiːʊ̯], [ˈbeːɪ̯]

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