Danish

Noun

jorde c

1. plural indefinite of jord

Verb

jorde ‎(imperative jord, infinitive at jorde, present tense jorder, past tense jordede, perfect tense har jordet)

1. (of person) to put down, to flatten, to floor
2. to bury or inter (something or someone)
3. (electricity, slang) to earth (UK) or ground (US) (something)

Conjugation

References

• “jorde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “jorde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juːɽə/, /juːrə/
• Homophone: gjorde
• Rhymes: -uːɽə, -uːrə

Etymology 1

A blending of jord and gjerde

Noun

jorde n ‎(definite singular jordet, indefinite plural jorder, definite plural jorda or jordene)

1. (agriculture) a field

Synonyms

• åker

Etymology 2

From Old Norse jarða (sense 1)

Verb

jorde ‎(imperative jord, present tense jorder, passive jordes, simple past and past participle jorda or jordet, present participle jordende)

1. to bury (something)
2. (electricity) to earth (UK) or ground (US) (something)

References

• “jorde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

A blending of jord and gjerde

Noun

jorde n ‎(definite singular jordet, indefinite plural jorde, definite plural jorda)

1. (agriculture) a field

Synonyms

• åker

References

• “jorde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.