røst

røst c (singular definite røsten, plural indefinite røster)

røsten (definite singular)
røster (indefinite plural)
røst (indefinite nominative singular)
røsten (definite nominative singular)
røster (indefinite nominative plural)
røsterne (definite nominative plural)
røsts (genitive indefinite singular)
røstens (definite genitive singular)
røsters (genitive indefinite plural)
røsternes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse raust. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål røst, Norwegian Nynorsk røyst and Swedish röst.


fornærme

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fornærme (imperative fornærm, infinitive at fornærme, present tense fornærmer, past tense fornærmede, perfect tense fornærmet)

fornærm (imperative)
at fornærme (infinitive)
fornærmer (present)
fornærmede (past)
fornærmet (perfect)
fornærmer (active present)
fornærmes (passive present)
fornærmede (active past)
fornærmedes (passive past)
fornærme (active infinitive)
fornærmes (infinitive passive)
fornærm (active imperative)
fornærmende (participle present)
fornærmet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
fornærmen (gerund participle)

for- + nærme. Derived from expressions such as gå for nær and nærme sig for meget.

Coordinate term: støde


varetage

varetage (varetag varetage, varetager varetog, har varetaget)

varetager (active present)
varetages (passive present)
varetog (active past)
varetage (active infinitive)
varetages (infinitive passive)
varetag (active imperative)
varetagende (participle present)
varetaget (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
varetagen (gerund participle)

[ˈʋɑːɑˌtˢæˀ]

From vare (“care”) + tage (“to take”), cf. also the phrase tage vare på. From Old Danish waretaghæ (“to observe”), cognate with Swedish tillvarata. In the modern language influenced by German wahrnehmen (“to notice, use”).


-tægt

-tægt c (singular definite -tægten, plural indefinite -tægter)

-tægten (definite singular)
-tægter (indefinite plural)

From Old Norse tekt f (“safety”), cognate of Norwegian Bokmål -tekt and Swedish täkt. A noun derived from the verb Old Norse taka (“to take”), Proto-Germanic *tēkaną (“to touch”).

taking (used only as the second part of compounds)


varetægt

varetægt c (singular definite varetægten, plural indefinite varetægter)

varetægten (definite singular)
varetægter (indefinite plural)
varetægt (indefinite nominative singular)
varetægten (definite nominative singular)
varetægter (indefinite nominative plural)
varetægterne (definite nominative plural)
varetægts (genitive indefinite singular)
varetægtens (definite genitive singular)
varetægters (genitive indefinite plural)
varetægternes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈʋɑːɑˌtˢɛɡ̊d̥]

From vare (“care”) + -tægt (“taking”), compare varetage.


selvtægt

selvtægt c (singular definite selvtægten, plural indefinite selvtægter)

selvtægten (definite singular)
selvtægter (indefinite plural)

[ˈsɛlˌtˢɛɡ̊d̥]


aftægt

aftægt c (singular definite aftægten, plural indefinite aftægter)

aftægten (definite singular)
aftægter (indefinite plural)

[ˈɑwˌtˢɛɡ̊d̥]

(historical) accommodation for previous owners, especially by a son taking over a property


cremefraiche

cremefraiche c (singular definite cremefraichen, plural indefinite cremefraicher)

cremefraichen (definite singular)
cremefraicher (indefinite plural)
cremefraiche (indefinite nominative singular)
cremefraichen (definite nominative singular)
cremefraicher (indefinite nominative plural)
cremefraicherne (definite nominative plural)
cremefraiches (genitive indefinite singular)
cremefraichens (definite genitive singular)
cremefraichers (genitive indefinite plural)
cremefraichernes (definite genitive plural)

[kʰʁ̥ɛmˈfrɛːɕ]

[kʰʁ̥ɛmˈfrɛːs]

From French crème fraîche (literally “fresh cream”).


atheniensisk

atheniensisk (positive)
atheniensiske (plural positive)
atheniensiske (positive)

Via German atheniensisch, from Latin Athēniēnsis, from Athēnae + -ēnsis.

Athenian, belonging to the Greek city of Athens.


athenienser

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athenienser c (singular definite athenienseren, plural indefinite atheniensere)

athenienseren (definite singular)
atheniensere (indefinite plural)
athenienser (indefinite nominative singular)
athenienseren (definite nominative singular)
atheniensere (indefinite nominative plural)
athenienserne (definite nominative plural)
atheniensers (genitive indefinite singular)
athenienserens (definite genitive singular)
athenienseres (genitive indefinite plural)
atheniensernes (definite genitive plural)

Via German Athenienser, from Latin Athēniēnsis, from Athēnae + -ēnsis.

Athenian, a citizen or resident of Athens (the capital city of Greece).


athenæer

athenæer c (singular definite athenæeren, plural indefinite athenæere)

athenæeren (definite singular)
athenæere (indefinite plural)
athenæer (indefinite nominative singular)
athenæeren (definite nominative singular)
athenæere (indefinite nominative plural)
athenæerne (definite nominative plural)
athenæers (genitive indefinite singular)
athenæerens (definite genitive singular)
athenæeres (genitive indefinite plural)
athenæernes (definite genitive plural)

Via German Athenäer from Ancient Greek Ἀθηναῖος (Athēnaîos), from Ἀθῆναι (Athênai) + -αῖος (-aîos).

Athenian, a citizen of the Greek city of Athens


athener

athener c (singular definite atheneren, plural indefinite athenere)

atheneren (definite singular)
athenere (indefinite plural)
athener (indefinite nominative singular)
atheneren (definite nominative singular)
athenere (indefinite nominative plural)
athenerne (definite nominative plural)
atheners (genitive indefinite singular)
athenerens (definite genitive singular)
atheneres (genitive indefinite plural)
athenernes (definite genitive plural)

From Athen + -er, possibly inspired by German Athener.


athenæisk

athenæisk (positive)
athenæiske (plural positive)
athenæiske (positive)

Via German athenäisch, from Ἀθῆναι (Athênai) + -αῖος (-aîos).

Athenian, belonging to the Greek city of Athens


athensk

athensk (positive)
athenske (plural positive)
athenske (positive)

From Athen (“Athens”) + -sk, possibly after German athenisch.


tvedragt

tvedragt c (singular definite tvedragten, not used in plural form)

[ˈtˢʋ̥eˌd̥ʁɒɡ̊d̥]

From Old Danish twedracht, borrowed from Middle Low German twedracht, a compound of twe- (“two”) + dracht (“pulling”). Compare Swedish tvedräkt, German Zwietracht, and Dutch tweedracht.


filsben

filsben n (singular definite filsbenet, not used in plural form)

filsbenet (definite singular)
filsben (indefinite nominative singular)
filsbenet (definite nominative singular)
filsbens (genitive indefinite singular)
filsbenets (definite genitive singular)

From Old Danish fils been, Old Norse fílsbein, a compound of fíll (“elephant”) + bein (“bone”). The first part of the word is borrowed from Arabic فِيل (fīl, “elephant”).


træf

træf (singular definite træffet, plural indefinite træf)

træffet (definite singular)
træf (indefinite plural)
træf (indefinite nominative singular)
træffet (definite nominative singular)
træf (indefinite nominative plural)
træffene (definite nominative plural)
træfs (genitive indefinite singular)
træffets (definite genitive singular)
træfs (genitive indefinite plural)
træffenes (definite genitive plural)

From German Treff m (“meeting, meeting point”). A verbal noun to German treffen or borrowed Danish træffe (“to meet, hit”).


træf

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træf (singular definite træffen, plural indefinite træf)

træffen (definite singular)
træf (indefinite plural)
træf (indefinite nominative singular)
træffen (definite nominative singular)
træf (indefinite nominative plural)
træffene (definite nominative plural)
træfs (genitive indefinite singular)
træffens (definite genitive singular)
træfs (genitive indefinite plural)
træffenes (definite genitive plural)

From German Treff n (“clubs”), from French trèfle (“clover, clubs”), from Latin trifolium (“clover”).


træf

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


træffende

[ˈtˢʁ̥ɑf(ə)nə]


træffende

[ˈtˢʁ̥ɑf(ə)nə]


træffende

[ˈtˢʁ̥ɑf(ə)nə]


truffen

(as an adjective) common past participle of træffe


trufne

(as an adjective) past participle definite singular of træffe

(as an adjective) past participle plural of træffe


finde sted

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finde sted (imperative find sted, infinitive at finde sted, present tense finder sted, past tense fandt sted, perfect tense har fundet sted)

find sted (imperative)
at finde sted (infinitive)
finder sted (present)
fandt sted (past)
har fundet sted (perfect)

From finde (“to find”) and sted (“place”). Calque of German stattfinden.


muldvarpe

[ˈmulˌʋɑːb̥ə]


muldvarperne

[ˈmulˌʋɑːb̥ɐnə]


verfe

verfe (imperative verf, infinitive at verfe, present tense verfer, past tense verfede, perfect tense har verfet)

verf (imperative)
at verfe (infinitive)
verfer (present)
verfede (past)
har verfet (perfect)
verfer (active present)
verfes (passive present)
verfede (active past)
verfedes (passive past)
verfe (active infinitive)
verfes (infinitive passive)
verf (active imperative)
verfende (participle present)
verfet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
verfen (gerund participle)

Borrowed from German werfen (“to throw”), from Proto-Germanic *werpaną. Cognate with Danish værpe and English warp.


værpe

værpe (imperative værp, infinitive at værpe, present tense værper, past tense værpede, perfect tense har værpet)

værp (imperative)
at værpe (infinitive)
værper (present)
værpede (past)
har værpet (perfect)
værper (active present)
værpes (passive present)
værpede (active past)
værpedes (passive past)
værpe (active infinitive)
værpes (infinitive passive)
værp (active imperative)
værpende (participle present)
værpet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
værpen (gerund participle)

From Old Danish wærpæ, Old Norse verpa, from Proto-Germanic *werpaną. Cognate with English warp and German werfen (whence Danish verfe). See also varpe


hyklerisk

hyklerisk (positive)
hykleriske (plural positive)
hykleriske (positive)

hykler (“hypocrite”) + -isk. Compare Swedish hycklerisk and German heuchlerisch.


tabte

past participle definite singular of tabe


slugte

past participle definite singular of sluge


lagte

past participle definite singular of lagt


bagte

past participle definite singular of bage


smagte

past participle definite singular of smage


lægte

lægte c (singular definite lægten, plural indefinite lægter)

lægten (definite singular)
lægter (indefinite plural)
lægte (indefinite nominative singular)
lægten (definite nominative singular)
lægter (indefinite nominative plural)
lægterne (definite nominative plural)
lægtes (genitive indefinite singular)
lægtens (definite genitive singular)
lægters (genitive indefinite plural)
lægternes (definite genitive plural)

From Low German letke, a diminutive of Middle Low German latte, German Latte (“lath”), from Old Saxon latta, from Proto-Germanic *laþō, *lattō (“board, bar”), cognate with English lath.


lægte

past participle definite singular of læge


slugt

slugt c (singular definite slugten, plural indefinite slugter)

slugten (definite singular)
slugter (indefinite plural)
slugt (indefinite nominative singular)
slugten (definite nominative singular)
slugter (indefinite nominative plural)
slugterne (definite nominative plural)
slugts (genitive indefinite singular)
slugtens (definite genitive singular)
slugters (genitive indefinite plural)
slugternes (definite genitive plural)

Borrowed from German Schlucht, which may belong to the root of Proto-Germanic *slahaną (“to beat”).


slæbte

past participle definite singular of slæbe


stræbte

[ˈsd̥ʁɑb̥d̥ə]


stræbe

stræbe (imperative stræb, infinitive at stræbe, present tense stræber, past tense stræbte, perfect tense har stræbt)

stræb (imperative)
at stræbe (infinitive)
stræber (present)
stræbte (past)
har stræbt (perfect)
stræber (active present)
stræbes (passive present)
stræbte (active past)
stræbtes (passive past)
stræbe (active infinitive)
stræbes (infinitive passive)
stræb (active imperative)
stræbende (participle present)
stræbt (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
stræben (gerund participle)

[ˈsd̥ʁæːb̥ə]

Earlier also stræve. Borrowed from German streben (“to strive”).
The English verb strive is borrowed from Old French estriver (“to compete”). Compare also Norwegian Bokmål streve and Swedish sträva.


stræbt

[ˈsd̥ʁɑb̥d̥]


stræber

stræber c (singular definite stræberen, plural indefinite stræbere)

stræberen (definite singular)
stræbere (indefinite plural)
stræber (indefinite nominative singular)
stræberen (definite nominative singular)
stræbere (indefinite nominative plural)
stræberne (definite nominative plural)
stræbers (genitive indefinite singular)
stræberens (definite genitive singular)
stræberes (genitive indefinite plural)
stræbernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsd̥ʁæːb̥ɐ]


stræber

[ˈsd̥ʁæˀb̥ɐ]


smage

smage (imperative smag, present smager, past smagte, past participle smagt)

smag (imperative)
smager (present)
smagte (past)
smagt (participle past)
smager (active present)
smages (passive present)
smagte (active past)
smagtes (passive past)
smage (active infinitive)
smages (infinitive passive)
smag (active imperative)
smagende (participle present)
smagt (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
smagen (gerund participle)

From Old Danish smaghæ, from Middle Low German smaken, from Proto-Germanic *smakōną, *smakkōną, *smakkijaną (“to taste”). Cognate with German schmecken and English smake, smack.

to taste (both transitive and intransitive)


tresindstyve

[ˈtˢʁ̥ɛsn̩sˈtˢyːʋə]

Older form of tres. From tre (“three”) + sinde (“times”) + tyve (“twenty”).


tjenlig

tjenlig (positive)
tjenligt (positive)
te (plural positive)
te (positive)

From tjene (“to serve”) + -lig. Calque of German dienlich.


tjenstlig

tjenstlig (positive)
tjenstligt (positive)
te (plural positive)
te (positive)

From tjeneste (“to service”) + -lig. Calque of German dienstlich.


tjæld

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tjæld n (singular definite tjældet, plural indefinite tjæld)

tjældet (definite singular)
tjæld (indefinite plural)
tjæld (indefinite nominative singular)
tjældet (definite nominative singular)
tjæld (indefinite nominative plural)
tjældene (definite nominative plural)
tjælds (genitive indefinite singular)
tjældets (definite genitive singular)
tjælds (genitive indefinite plural)
tjældenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse tjald (“curtain”), from Proto-Germanic *teldą. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål tjeld (“curtain, tent”), Swedish tjäll (“hut”), and German Zelt (“tent”). The modern Danish word telt was borrowed from Low German (like English tilt and Swedish tält (“tent”)).


changere

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changere (imperative changer, infinitive at changere, present tense changerer, past tense changerede, perfect tense har changeret)

changer (imperative)
at changere (infinitive)
changerer (present)
changerede (past)
har changeret (perfect)


Aristofanes

From Ancient Greek Ἀριστοφάνης (Aristophánēs).


velsmagende

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velsmagende (neuter velsmagende, plural and definite singular attributive velsmagende)

velsmagende (neuter)
velsmagende (attributive definite singular)
velsmagende (attributive plural)

[ˈʋelˌsmɛˀɪnə]

vel (“well”) + smagende (“tasting”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål velsmakende, Swedish välsmakande, German wohlschmeckend.


lovmæssig

lovmæssig (neuter lovmæssigt, plural and definite singular attributive lovmæssige)

lovmæssigt (neuter)
lovmæssige (attributive definite singular)
lovmæssige (attributive plural)

From lov (“law”) + -mæssig (“regarding”).

regular (concerning laws of science or logic)


fejde

fejde c (singular definite fejden, plural indefinite fejder)

fejden (definite singular)
fejder (indefinite plural)

From Old Danish feydhe, borrowed from Middle Low German veide, from Old Saxon *fēhitha, from Proto-West Germanic *faihiþu (“enmity, feud”).
Cognate with English feud and German Fehde. It is an abstract noun derived from *faih (“hostile”) (cf. English foe).


fejde

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fejde (imperative fejd, infinitive at fejde, present tense fejder, past tense fejdede, perfect tense har fejdet)

fejd (imperative)
at fejde (infinitive)
fejder (present)
fejdede (past)
har fejdet (perfect)

From Old Danish feydhe, borrowed from Middle Low German veiden, derived from the noun.


syvti

Borrowed from Norwegian sytti and Swedish sjuttio, from Old Norse sjautigi.


firti

Borrowed from Norwegian førti and Swedish fyrtio, from Old Norse fjórutigi.


undtage

past participle <abbr title="neuter gender">n</abbr>

undtage (imperative undtag, present undtager, past undtog, past participle n undtaget, c undtagen, pl undtagne)

undtag (imperative)
undtager (present)
undtog (past)
undtaget (neuter participle past)
undtagen (common-gender participle past)
undtagne (participle past plural)
undtager (active present)
undtages (passive present)
undtog (active past)
undtage (active infinitive)
undtages (infinitive passive)
undtag (active imperative)
undtagende (participle present)
undtaget (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
undtagen (gerund participle)

From Old Danish undtagæ, undan takæ (“to postpone, except”), Old Norse taka undan (“to take away”). Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål unnta and Swedish undanta.


undtaget

[ˈɔnˌtˢæˀəð]


undtagne

[ˈɔnˌtˢæˀjnə]

[ˈɔnˌtˢæˀnə]

past participle definite singular of undtage


und-

Partly a loan from Middle Low German ent-, unt-, from Proto-Germanic *andi- (cf. German ent-), and partly an abbreviation of Old Norse undan, from Proto-Germanic *undanē (“down under”).

Inseparable verb prefix indicating removing something from the object, from, away from, off.


undvære

undvære (imperative undvær, infinitive at undvære, present tense undværer, past tense undværede, perfect tense har undværet)

undvær (imperative)
at undvære (infinitive)
undværer (present)
undværede (past)
har undværet (perfect)

From Old Danish vntvære, formally = und- (“away”) + være (“to be”). A remodelling of Middle Low German entberen, Middle Low German untberen, cf. German entbehren. The second part of this word is Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to carry, bear”). Swedish umbära was also borrowed from Low German.


undfange

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undfange (imperative undfang, infinitive at undfange, present tense undfanger, past tense undfangede, perfect tense har undfanget)

undfang (imperative)
at undfange (infinitive)
undfanger (present)
undfangede (past)
har undfanget (perfect)

From Old Danish undfange, formally = und- (“away”) + fange (“to catch”). Borrowed from Middle Low German entvangen, Middle Low German untfangen, cf. German empfangen (“to receive, conceive”). The second part of this word is Proto-Germanic *fanhaną (“to take, catch”).


fangenskab

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fangenskab n (singular definite fangenskabet, plural indefinite fangenskaber)

fangenskabet (definite singular)
fangenskaber (indefinite plural)
fangenskab (indefinite nominative singular)
fangenskabet (definite nominative singular)
fangenskaber (indefinite nominative plural)
fangenskaberne (definite nominative plural)
fangenskabs (genitive indefinite singular)
fangenskabets (definite genitive singular)
fangenskabers (genitive indefinite plural)
fangenskabernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈfɑŋənˌsɡ̊æˀb̥]

[ˈfɑŋŋ̩ˌsɡ̊æˀb̥]

From fange (“captive”) + -skab. Compare with Norwegian fangenskap, Swedish fångenskap, and German Gefangenschaft.


fastelavn

fastelavn c (singular definite fastelavnen, not used in plural form)

From Old Danish fastelaghen, borrowed from Middle Low German vastelāvent, vastāvent, a compound of vasten (“Lent”) + āvent (“evening”), the former from Old Saxon *fastōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fastēn (“to fast”).
See also German Fastelovend (Cologne). Faroese føstulávint/fastalávint and Swedish fastlag are also borrowed from Low German.

(Christianity) Shrovetide (the time before Lent)

A carneval-like celebration in some Northern European countries during Shrovetide


færdsel

færdsel c (singular definite færdslen, not used in plural form)

færdslen (definite singular)
færdsel (indefinite nominative singular)
færdslen (definite nominative singular)
færdsels (genitive indefinite singular)
færdslens (definite genitive singular)

From færdes (“to go about, travel”) + -sel (noun suffix).


færdes

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færdes (past tense færdedes, perfect tense har færdedes)

færdedes (past)
har færdedes (perfect)
færdes (active present)
færdedes (active past)
færdes (active infinitive)
færdedes (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
færden (gerund participle)

From Old Norse ferðask, derived from ferð (< færd), from Proto-Germanic *fardiz.


færd

færd c (singular definite færden, plural indefinite færd or færder)

færden (definite singular)
færd (indefinite plural)
færder (indefinite plural)
færd (indefinite nominative singular)
færden (definite nominative singular)
færd (indefinite nominative plural)
færder (indefinite nominative plural)
færdene (definite nominative plural)
færderne (definite nominative plural)
færds (genitive indefinite singular)
færdens (definite genitive singular)
færds (genitive indefinite plural)
færders (genitive indefinite plural)
færdenes (definite genitive plural)
færdernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse ferð, from Proto-Germanic *fardiz. Cognate with German Fahrt (“journey, speed”). Doublet of fart (“speed”)).


ræddes

ræddes (past tense ræddedes, past participle ræddedes)

ræddedes (past)
ræddedes (participle past)
ræddes (active present)
ræddedes (active past)
ræddes (active infinitive)
ræddedes (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)

From Old Danish ræthæs, from Old Norse hræðast, from Proto-Germanic *hrēdijaną.


radmager

radmager (positive)
radmagert (positive)
radmagre (plural positive)
radmagre (positive)

[ˈʁɑðˌmæˀ(j)ɐ]

[ˈʁɑðˌmɑwˀɐ]


radbrække

radbrække (imperative radbræk, infinitive at radbrække, present tense radbrækker, past tense radbrækkede, perfect tense radbrækket)

radbræk (imperative)
at radbrække (infinitive)
radbrækker (present)
radbrækkede (past)
radbrækket (perfect)
radbrækker (active present)
radbrækkes (passive present)
radbrækkede (active past)
radbrækkedes (passive past)
radbrække (active infinitive)
radbrækkes (infinitive passive)
radbræk (active imperative)
radbrækkende (participle present)
radbrækket (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
radbrækken (gerund participle)

[ˈʁɑðˌb̥ʁaɡ̊ə]

From German radebrechen, = Rad (“wheel”) + brechen (“to break”).

(historical) break on the wheel (medieval punishment)


radbrækket

[ˈʁɑðˌb̥ʁaɡ̊əð]


lektie

lektie c (singular definite lektien, plural indefinite lektier)

lektien (definite singular)
lektier (indefinite plural)
lektie (indefinite nominative singular)
lektien (definite nominative singular)
lektier (indefinite nominative plural)
lektierne (definite nominative plural)
lekties (genitive indefinite singular)
lektiens (definite genitive singular)
lektiers (genitive indefinite plural)
lektiernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish legsæ, lexe. Borrowed via Middle Low German lectie, lexe from Latin lēctiō (“reading”). Compare also Swedish läxa.

(Christianity) lection, lesson (text from the Scripture read in liturgy)


vætte

vætte c (singular definite vætten, plural indefinite vætter)

vætten (definite singular)
vætter (indefinite plural)

From Old Danish wæt, wættæ, from Old Norse véttr, vættr, from Proto-Germanic *wihtiz (“thing”). Cognate with Swedish vätte, English wight and German Wicht.


overvættes

overvættes (plural and definite singular attributive overvættes)

overvættes (attributive definite singular)
overvættes (attributive plural)

[ˈɒwɐˌʋɛd̥ə]

From Old Danish yuerwætis, Old Norse yfirvættis (“exceedingly”), a compound of yfir- (“over”) + vætt (“weight”).


overvættes

[ˈɒwɐˌʋɛd̥ə]


besidde

besidder (active present)
besiddes (passive present)
besad (active past)
besads (passive past)
besidde (active infinitive)
besiddes (infinitive passive)
besid (active imperative)
besiddende (participle present)
besiddet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
besidden (gerund participle)

Equivalent to be- + sidde, literally “sit on”. From Middle Low German besitten, German besitzen, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną.


slæbe

slæbe (imperative slæb, infinitive at slæbe, present tense slæber, past tense slæbte, perfect tense har slæbt)

slæb (imperative)
at slæbe (infinitive)
slæber (present)
slæbte (past)
har slæbt (perfect)
slæber (active present)
slæbes (passive present)
slæbte (active past)
slæbtes (passive past)
slæbe (active infinitive)
slæbes (infinitive passive)
slæb (active imperative)
slæbende (participle present)
slæbt (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
slæben (gerund participle)

From Old Danish slæbæ, sleffue, borrowed from Middle Low German slēpen, from Old Saxon *slēpian, from Proto-West Germanic *slaipijan, cognate with German schleifen (“to drag, slight”) (hence Danish sløjfe (“to demolish”)).


slæber

slæber c (singular definite slæberen, plural indefinite slæbere)

slæberen (definite singular)
slæbere (indefinite plural)
slæber (indefinite nominative singular)
slæberen (definite nominative singular)
slæbere (indefinite nominative plural)
slæberne (definite nominative plural)
slæbers (genitive indefinite singular)
slæberens (definite genitive singular)
slæberes (genitive indefinite plural)
slæbernes (definite genitive plural)


slæber

Identical to the former word, probably influenced by English slipper.


slæber

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


slæb

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slæb n (singular definite slæbet, plural indefinite slæb)

slæbet (definite singular)
slæb (indefinite plural)
slæb (indefinite nominative singular)
slæbet (definite nominative singular)
slæb (indefinite nominative plural)
slæbene (definite nominative plural)
slæbs (genitive indefinite singular)
slæbets (definite genitive singular)
slæbs (genitive indefinite plural)
slæbenes (definite genitive plural)

Derived from the verb slæbe (“to drag”). Influenced by or borrowed from Middle Low German slēp m, slēpe f, like Norwegian slep, Swedish släp, and German Schleppe.


sliber

sliber c (singular definite sliberen, plural indefinite slibere)

sliberen (definite singular)
slibere (indefinite plural)
sliber (indefinite nominative singular)
sliberen (definite nominative singular)
slibere (indefinite nominative plural)
sliberne (definite nominative plural)
slibers (genitive indefinite singular)
sliberens (definite genitive singular)
sliberes (genitive indefinite plural)
slibernes (definite genitive plural)


hinsides

From hin (“that”) + side (“side”). Calque of German jenseits.


hinsides

hinsides (neuter hinsides, plural and definite singular attributive hinsides)

hinsides (neuter)
hinsides (attributive definite singular)
hinsides (attributive plural)


juleaften

juleaften c (singular definite juleaftenen, plural indefinite juleaftener or juleaftner)

juleaftenen (definite singular)
juleaftener (indefinite plural)
juleaftner (indefinite plural)
juleaften (indefinite nominative singular)
juleaftenen (definite nominative singular)
juleaftener (indefinite nominative plural)
juleaftner (indefinite nominative plural)
juleaftenerne (definite nominative plural)
juleaftnerne (definite nominative plural)
juleaftens (genitive indefinite singular)
juleaftenens (definite genitive singular)
juleafteners (genitive indefinite plural)
juleaftners (genitive indefinite plural)
juleaftenernes (definite genitive plural)
juleaftnernes (definite genitive plural)

From jul (“Christmas”) + aften (“evening”).

(Christianity) Christmas Eve (the evening on 24 December)


præsens

[ˈpʰʁ̥ɛˀsəns]


præsens

[pʰʁ̥ɛˈsɛnˀs]


kristenhed

kristenhed c (singular definite kristenheden, not used in plural form)

[ˈkʰʁ̥ɛsd̥ənˌheðˀ]


urtid

urtid c (singular definite urtiden, not used in plural form)

urtiden (definite singular)
urtid (indefinite nominative singular)
urtiden (definite nominative singular)
urtids (genitive indefinite singular)
urtidens (definite genitive singular)

[ˈuɐ̯ˌtˢiˀð]

[ˈuɐ̯ˌtˢiðˀ]

From ur- (“original”) + tid (“time”). Calque of German Urzeit.

an unspecified time period extremely long ago, prehistoric times


af lave

From af (“off”) and lave, an old dative of lag (“layer”).

Et populært hjørne af kulturhistorien genlyder af klagesange: tiderne er af lave, O tempora, O mores, - ak ja, hvor blev de gode, gamle dage af?

1998, Kan man høre tiden: essays om musik og mennesker, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 30:

Jeg kunne tænke så mange begavede og sympatiske tanker om den uretfærdige verden, der er af lave.

2011, Thomas Oldrup, Backpacker, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Alting er af lave.

2013, Vibeke Marx, Sortehusene, Modtryk, →ISBN:

messed up, upside down, in a confusing, reprehensible state -- mostly in the phrase verden er af lave


kystbanesocialist

kystbane + socialist, with reference to Kystbanen, a train line servicing the wealthy areas north of Copenhagen


på falderebet

Lit. "on the rope ladder [used to board or leave a ship]". Compare Dutch op de valreep.

Det var lykkedes hende at sprede lidt tungsind her på falderebet.

2013, Maeve Binchy, Dage på Stone House Hotel, Rosinante & Co, →ISBN:

Så docerede Giddens, hvad Den Tredje Vej gik ud på, uden at invitere til spørgsmål. På falderebet nåede han at give det uvurderlige råd, at vi burde læse Manuel Castells' netop afsluttede trebindsværk The Information Age.

2011, Henrik Dahl, Spildte kræfter: Hvorfor venstrefløjen i virkeligheden er fortabt, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Then, Giddens lectured about the principles of the Third Path, without calling for questions. As a closing remark, he had time to give the inestimable advice that we should read Manuel Castells' recently finished three-volume work The Information Age.

Reholt ordnede Møllers løsladelse, og på falderebet spurgte han, hvordan Møller ville gengælde hjælpen.

2014, Henrik Lundtofte, Håndlangerne, Politikens Forlag, →ISBN:

Reholt arranged for Møller's release [from custody], and just before he left, he asked how Møller would repay the assistance.

at the last minute (e.g. before a lecture ends or before someone leaves a company)


sakse

sakse (imperative saks, infinitive at sakse, present tense sakser, past tense saksede, perfect tense har sakset)

saks (imperative)
at sakse (infinitive)
sakser (present)
saksede (past)
har sakset (perfect)


piber

A pipit; a passerine bird in the genus Anthus


revne

revne (imperative revn, infinitive at revne, present tense revner, past tense revnede, perfect tense er revnet)

revn (imperative)
at revne (infinitive)
revner (present)
revnede (past)
er revnet (perfect)
revner (active present)
revnes (passive present)
revnede (active past)
revnedes (passive past)
revne (active infinitive)
revnes (infinitive passive)
revn (active imperative)
revnende (participle present)
revnet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
revnen (gerund participle)

From Old Norse rifna, cognate with Norwegian revne, Swedish rämna. Derived with the inchoative suffix -na from the verb rífa (“to tear”) (Danish rive).


revne

revne c (singular definite revnen, plural indefinite revner)

revnen (definite singular)
revner (indefinite plural)
revne (indefinite nominative singular)
revnen (definite nominative singular)
revner (indefinite nominative plural)
revnerne (definite nominative plural)
revnes (genitive indefinite singular)
revnens (definite genitive singular)
revners (genitive indefinite plural)
revnernes (definite genitive plural)

Derived from the verb. Compare Norwegian revne, Swedish rämna.


revne

past participle definite singular of rive


flygte

flygte (imperative flygt, infinitive at flygte, present tense flygter, past tense flygtede, perfect tense er flygtet)

flygt (imperative)
at flygte (infinitive)
flygter (present)
flygtede (past)
er flygtet (perfect)
flygter (active present)
flygtes (passive present)
flygtede (active past)
flygtedes (passive past)
flygte (active infinitive)
flygtes (infinitive passive)
flygt (active imperative)
flygtende (participle present)
flygtet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
flygten (gerund participle)

From Middle Low German vluchten, compare German flüchten. Derived from the noun Danish flugt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhti (“flight”), cognate with English flight and German Flucht.


bugte

bugte (imperative bugt, infinitive at bugte, present tense bugter, past tense bugtede, perfect tense har bugtet)

bugt (imperative)
at bugte (infinitive)
bugter (present)
bugtede (past)
har bugtet (perfect)


levne

levne (past tense levnede, past participle levnet)

levnede (past)
levnet (participle past)
levner (active present)
levnes (passive present)
levnede (active past)
levnedes (passive past)
levne (active infinitive)
levnes (infinitive passive)
levn (active imperative)
levnende (participle present)
levnet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
levnen (gerund participle)

From Old Danish leffnæ, Old Norse lifna (“to remain”), from Proto-Germanic *lifnōną, cognate with Swedish lämna (“to leave”), Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌻𐌹𐍆𐌽𐌰𐌽 (aflifnan, “to remain”). The verb is an inchoative of *lībaną (“to stay”) (cf. also *libjaną (“to live”)).

to leave (not eat or drink all of something)


drikkevare

drikkevare (indefinite nominative singular)
drikkevaren (definite nominative singular)
drikkevarer (indefinite nominative plural)
drikkevarerne (definite nominative plural)
drikkevares (genitive indefinite singular)
drikkevarens (definite genitive singular)
drikkevarers (genitive indefinite plural)
drikkevarernes (definite genitive plural)


marmorkage

marmorkage (indefinite nominative singular)
marmorkagen (definite nominative singular)
marmorkager (indefinite nominative plural)
marmorkagerne (definite nominative plural)
marmorkages (genitive indefinite singular)
marmorkagens (definite genitive singular)
marmorkagers (genitive indefinite plural)
marmorkagernes (definite genitive plural)


formkage

formkage (indefinite nominative singular)
formkagen (definite nominative singular)
formkager (indefinite nominative plural)
formkagerne (definite nominative plural)
formkages (genitive indefinite singular)
formkagens (definite genitive singular)
formkagers (genitive indefinite plural)
formkagernes (definite genitive plural)


ølkage

a cake containing beer, several spices, and approximately equal parts of wheat flour and sugar -- often eaten with butter


besvær

besvær n (singular definite besværet, not used in plural form)

besværet (definite singular)
besvær (indefinite nominative singular)
besværet (definite nominative singular)
besværs (genitive indefinite singular)
besværets (definite genitive singular)

Hvis det ikke er til for meget besvær.

Hvis indretningen af et samlebånd er godt udformet, vil man slippe for megen ineffektivitet og meget besvær i produktionsprocessen.

year unknown, Mary Jo Hatch, Organisationer. En meget kort introduktion, Samfundslitteratur, page 65

Jeg vil nødigt have, at min familie skal få alt for meget besvær, når jeg dør.

2015, Henrik Nordbrandt, Ruzname, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

Haven dyrkes økologisk, og vi satser på det, der trives uden for meget besvær.

2008, Alt godt fra haven, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 6:


Olympen

Via German Olymp and Latin Olympus from Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos)

Olympus (the highest mountain in Greece)

(mythology) Olympus, Heaven (the home of the Ancient Greek and Roman gods)


Peloponnes

Borrowed from German Peloponnes, from Latin Peloponnēsus, from Ancient Greek Πελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos).

der

Πελοπόννησος

Peloponnese (the peninsula of southern Greece)


spartaner

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spartaner c (singular definite spartaneren, plural indefinite spartanere)

spartaneren (definite singular)
spartanere (indefinite plural)
spartaner (indefinite nominative singular)
spartaneren (definite nominative singular)
spartanere (indefinite nominative plural)
spartanerne (definite nominative plural)
spartaners (genitive indefinite singular)
spartanerens (definite genitive singular)
spartaneres (genitive indefinite plural)
spartanernes (definite genitive plural)

[sb̥ɑˈtˢæˀnɐ]

Via German Spartaner and Latin Spartānus

Spartan (a person from the Ancient Greek city of Sparta)


lakonsk

lakonsk (plural and definite singular attributive lakonske)

lakonske (attributive definite singular)
lakonske (attributive plural)
lakonisk (alternative)

From Ancient Greek Λακωνικός (Lakōnikós).

Laconian (relating to the Greek landscape of Laconia or its capital Sparta)


støbe

støbe (past tense støbte, past participle støbt)

støbte (past)
støbt (participle past)
støber (active present)
støbes (passive present)
støbte (active past)
støbtes (passive past)
støbe (active infinitive)
støbes (infinitive passive)
støb (active imperative)
støbende (participle present)
støbt (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)

From Old Norse steypa (“to cast, pour”), from Proto-Germanic *staupijaną (“to tumble, plunge”), cognate with Norwegian støype, Swedish stöpa (English steep is borrowed from Old Norse). The Germanic verb is related to the adjective *staupaz (“steep”) and the verb *stūpijaną, *stūpēną (“to stand out”).


støber

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støber c (singular definite støberen, plural indefinite støbere)

støberen (definite singular)
støbere (indefinite plural)
støber (indefinite nominative singular)
støberen (definite nominative singular)
støbere (indefinite nominative plural)
støberne (definite nominative plural)
støbers (genitive indefinite singular)
støberens (definite genitive singular)
støberes (genitive indefinite plural)
støbernes (definite genitive plural)


støber

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


støbte

[ˈsd̥øb̥d̥ə]

past participle definite singular of støbe


banegård

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banegård c (singular definite banegården, plural indefinite banegårde)

banegården (definite singular)
banegårde (indefinite plural)

[ˈb̥æːnəˌɡ̊ɒˀ]

From bane (“railway”) + gård (“yard”). Calque of German Bahnhof.


hovedbanegård

hovedbanegård c (singular definite hovedbanegården, plural indefinite hovedbanegårde)

hovedbanegården (definite singular)
hovedbanegårde (indefinite plural)

[ˈhoːəðb̥æːnəˌɡ̊ɒˀ]

[ˈhoːðb̥æːnˌɡ̊ɒˀ]

From hoved- (“main”) + bane (“railway”) + gård (“yard”). Calque of German Hauptbahnhof.


regnskab

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regnskab n (singular definite regnskabet, plural indefinite regnskaber)

regnskabet (definite singular)
regnskaber (indefinite plural)
regnskab (indefinite nominative singular)
regnskabet (definite nominative singular)
regnskaber (indefinite nominative plural)
regnskaberne (definite nominative plural)
regnskabs (genitive indefinite singular)
regnskabets (definite genitive singular)
regnskabers (genitive indefinite plural)
regnskabernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈʁɑjnˌsɡ̊æˀb̥]

From regne (“to calculate”) + -skab, after Middle Low German rekenscop, German Rechenschaft.

account, accounts (of a company or an association)


henkoge

henkoge (imperative henkog, infinitive at henkoge, present tense henkoger, past tense henkogte, perfect tense har henkogt)

henkog (imperative)
at henkoge (infinitive)
henkoger (present)
henkogte (past)
har henkogt (perfect)

to preserve (e.g. fruit) by boiling it and putting it in a heated container such that the subsequent cooling of the air creates a sealing underpressure


liggendefæ

liggendefæ n (singular definite liggendefæet, plural indefinite liggendefæer)

liggendefæet (definite singular)
liggendefæer (indefinite plural)
liggendefæ (indefinite nominative singular)
liggendefæet (definite nominative singular)
liggendefæer (indefinite nominative plural)
liggendefæerne (definite nominative plural)
liggendefæs (genitive indefinite singular)
liggendefæets (definite genitive singular)
liggendefæers (genitive indefinite plural)
liggendefæernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈleɡ̊ənəˌfɛˀ]

From liggende (“lying”) + fæ (“property”). Compare Old Norse liggjanda fé, in opposition to gagganda fé, i.e. "cattle".


lygte

lygte c (singular definite lygten, plural indefinite lygter)

lygten (definite singular)
lygter (indefinite plural)
lygte (indefinite nominative singular)
lygten (definite nominative singular)
lygter (indefinite nominative plural)
lygterne (definite nominative plural)
lygtes (genitive indefinite singular)
lygtens (definite genitive singular)
lygters (genitive indefinite plural)
lygternes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish lyktæ, borrowed from Middle Low German lūchte, from Proto-Germanic *liuhtijô, cognate with German Leuchte. Derived from Proto-Germanic *leuhtą (“light”), cf. English light and German Licht.


skåren

past participle indefinite singular common of skære


skårne

past participle definite singular of skære


selvfed

selvfed (neuter selvfedt, plural and definite singular attributive selvfede, comparative mere selvfed, superlative (predicative) mest selvfed, superlative (attributive) mest selvfede)

selvfedt (neuter)
selvfede (attributive definite singular)
selvfede (attributive plural)
mere selvfed (comparative)
mest selvfed (predicative superlative)
mest selvfede (attributive superlative)


selvfedme

selv + fedme, see selvfed. Note that while fed has a sense of "cool", this sense does not extend to fedme.


mørbrad

mørbrad c (singular definite mørbraden, plural indefinite mørbrade or mørbrader)

mørbraden (definite singular)
mørbrade (indefinite plural)
mørbrader (indefinite plural)
mørbrad (indefinite nominative singular)
mørbraden (definite nominative singular)
mørbrade (indefinite nominative plural)
mørbrader (indefinite nominative plural)
mørbradene (definite nominative plural)
mørbraderne (definite nominative plural)
mørbrads (genitive indefinite singular)
mørbradens (definite genitive singular)
mørbrades (genitive indefinite plural)
mørbraders (genitive indefinite plural)
mørbradenes (definite genitive plural)
mørbradernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈmøɐ̯ˀˌb̥ʁɑð]

[ˈmøɐ̯ˀˌb̥ʁɑðˀ]

[ˈmøɐ̯ˀˌb̥ʁɑ]


nøgtern

nøgtern (neuter nøgternt, plural and definite singular attributive nøgterne)

nøgternt (neuter)
nøgterne (attributive definite singular)
nøgterne (attributive plural)

[ˈnøɡ̊ˌtˢaɐ̯ˀn]

From German nüchtern (“sober, matter-of-fact”), from Middle Low German nuchterne, an early loan from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”).


sanddru

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sanddru (neuter sanddru, plural and definite singular attributive sanddru)

sanddru (neuter)
sanddru (attributive definite singular)
sanddru (attributive plural)

From Old Danish sanddrug, sannendrygh, a compound of Old Norse sannr (“true”) and drjúgr (“sufficient”).


hænge sammen

hænge sammen (imperative hæng sammen, present tense hænger sammen, past tense hang sammen, past participle hængt sammen)

hæng sammen (imperative)
hænger sammen (present)
hang sammen (past)
hængt sammen (participle past)

[hɛŋə ˈsɑmˀən]

[hɛŋŋ̩ ˈsɑmˀm̩]

From hænge and sammen, after German zusammenhängen.


hænge

hænge (imperative hæng, present tense hænger, past tense hang or hængte, past participle hængt)

hæng (imperative)
hænger (present)
hang (past)
hængte (past)
hængt (participle past)
hænger (active present)
hænges (passive present)
hængte (active past)
hængtes (passive past)
hænge (active infinitive)
hænges (infinitive passive)
hæng (active imperative)
hængende (participle present)
hængt (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
hængen (gerund participle)

A merger of two related verbs: 1. Old Norse hengja (“to hang (transitive)”), from Proto-Germanic *hangijaną, cognate with German hängen; and 2. Old Norse hanga (“to hang (intransitive)”), from Proto-Germanic *hanhaną, cognate with English hang and German hangen. In the past tense, Danish still distinguishes transitive hængte from intransitive hang (though they are often mixed up).


hængte

past participle definite singular of hænge


blottelse

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blottelse c (singular definite blottelsen, plural indefinite blottelser)

blottelsen (definite singular)
blottelser (indefinite plural)
blottelse (indefinite nominative singular)
blottelsen (definite nominative singular)
blottelser (indefinite nominative plural)
blottelserne (definite nominative plural)
blottelses (genitive indefinite singular)
blottelsens (definite genitive singular)
blottelsers (genitive indefinite plural)
blottelsernes (definite genitive plural)

From blotte (“expose”) + -else (“act of”).


blottet

blottet (plural and definite singular attributive blottede)

blottede (attributive definite singular)
blottede (attributive plural)


blottede

[ˈb̥lʌd̥əðə]

past participle definite singular of blotte


blottede

[ˈb̥lʌd̥əðə]


bryde ind

bryde ind (imperative bryd ind, infinitive at bryde ind, present tense bryder ind, past tense brød ind, perfect tense er brudt ind)

bryd ind (imperative)
at bryde ind (infinitive)
bryder ind (present)
brød ind (past)
er brudt ind (perfect)

[b̥ʁyːðə ˈenˀ]

From bryde (“to break”) + ind (“in”), cf. German einbrechen.

Han brød ind i samtalen.


tugt

tugt c (singular definite tugten, not used in plural form)

tugten (definite singular)
tugt (indefinite nominative singular)
tugten (definite nominative singular)
tugts (genitive indefinite singular)
tugtens (definite genitive singular)

From Middle Low German tucht, Proto-Germanic *tuhtiz (“pulling”), cognate with German Zucht (“discipline”) and Dutch tocht (“expedition”) (whence Danish togt). Late Old Norse tykt and Swedish tukt are also borrowed from Low German. The Germanic noun is derived from the verb *teuhaną (“to lead, pull”), cf. German ziehen.


tugt

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vogte

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vogte (imperative vogt, infinitive at vogte, present tense vogter, past tense vogtede, perfect tense har vogtet)

vogt (imperative)
at vogte (infinitive)
vogter (present)
vogtede (past)
har vogtet (perfect)
vogter (active present)
vogtes (passive present)
vogtede (active past)
vogtedes (passive past)
vogte (active infinitive)
vogtes (infinitive passive)
vogt (active imperative)
vogtende (participle present)
vogtet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
vogten (gerund participle)

From Middle Low German wachten, derived from the noun wacht, wachte (“guard”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō.


vogter

vogter c (singular definite vogteren, plural indefinite vogtere)

vogteren (definite singular)
vogtere (indefinite plural)
vogter (indefinite nominative singular)
vogteren (definite nominative singular)
vogtere (indefinite nominative plural)
vogterne (definite nominative plural)
vogters (genitive indefinite singular)
vogterens (definite genitive singular)
vogteres (genitive indefinite plural)
vogternes (definite genitive plural)

From vogte (“to guard”) + -er, or borrowed from Middle Low German wachter, derived from the noun wacht, wachte (“guard”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō. Compare German Wächter.


prægtig

prægtig (neuter prægtigt, plural and definite singular attributive prægtige)

prægtigt (neuter)
prægtige (attributive definite singular)
prægtige (attributive plural)
prægtig (positive)
prægtigere (comparative)
prægtigst (superlative)
prægtigt (positive)
prægtige (plural positive)
prægtigere (comparative plural)
prægtigst (plural superlative)
prægtige (positive)
prægtigste (superlative)

[ˈpʰʁ̥aɡ̊d̥i]

From German prächtig, derived from the noun Pracht (cf. Danish pragt).


pragt

pragt c (singular definite pragten, not used in plural form)

[ˈpʰʁ̥ɑɡ̊d̥]

From German Pracht (“splendour”); also compare prangen (“to show off”).


utilfreds

utilfreds (neuter singular utilfreds or utilfredst, definite singular and plural utilfredse)

utilfreds (neuter singular)
utilfredst (neuter singular)
utilfredse (definite plural singular)

From u- (“un-”) + tilfreds (“satisfied”). Compare German unzufrieden.


brofast

brofast (neuter brofast, plural and definite singular attributive brofaste, not comparable)

brofast (neuter)
brofaste (attributive definite singular)
brofaste (attributive plural)

I dag er Slotsholmen brofast og Christiansborg ligger, hvor Absalons gamle borg lå.

2003, Geografiske Verdensbilleder, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 295:

Today, Slotsholmen is connected by bridge, and Christiansborg is located where Absalon's old castle was.

1968, Handels- og søfartsmuseet på Kronborg, Årbog
... protest mod planerne om at gøre øen brofast med Fyn.

... objections to the plans to make the island connected by bridge to Funen.

Øland er blevet brofast med Sverige.

Øland has become connected by bridge to Sweden.

Vi leverer i hele landet, undtagen ikke-brofaste øer og et mindre antal yderligtbeliggende postnumre.

2009, Finansiel markedsføring, Academica, →ISBN, page 92:

We ship to the entire country, except islands that aren't connected by bridge and a small number of remote zip codes.

... Redningskorpsets flyveambulancetjeneste, som blev en vigtig livline for patienter på Danmarks mange ikke-brofaste øer.

2020, Rasmus Dahlberg, Mai-Britt Schultz, Det vidste du heller ikke om Danmark, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:

... the rescue corps' flying ambulance service, which became an important lifeline to patients on the many non-connected-by-bridge islands of Denmark.

De største er brofaste, andre kan man sejle til med færge, og så er der resten. Dem, hvor der ikke bor så mange, og de helt øde.

2017, Christina Astrid Vorre, Forladt, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

The largest ones are connected by bridge, others one can sail to by ferry, and then there are the rest. The ones where not very many live, and the completely desolate ones.

(of an island) connected by a bridge to a larger landmass


bødker

bødker c (singular definite bødkeren, plural indefinite bødkere)

bødkeren (definite singular)
bødkere (indefinite plural)
bødker (indefinite nominative singular)
bødkeren (definite nominative singular)
bødkere (indefinite nominative plural)
bødkerne (definite nominative plural)
bødkers (genitive indefinite singular)
bødkerens (definite genitive singular)
bødkeres (genitive indefinite plural)
bødkernes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German bodiker, also borrowed to German Böttcher. Derived from bōde (“barrel”), butte (“barrel”) (whence Danish bøtte), German Bütte, borrowed via Medieval Latin butina from Ancient Greek πυτίνη (putínē), βυτίνη (butínē, “flask”). Another possibility, preferred in older literature, is a derivation from Middle Low German bodik (whence Danish buddike), German Bottich (“tub”), borrowed via Latin apothēca (“storehouse, (medieval) container”), from Ancient Greek ἀποθήκη (apothḗkē, “storehouse”).


vægtning

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vægtning c (singular definite vægtningen, plural indefinite vægtninger)

vægtningen (definite singular)
vægtninger (indefinite plural)
vægtning (indefinite nominative singular)
vægtningen (definite nominative singular)
vægtninger (indefinite nominative plural)
vægtningne (definite nominative plural)
vægtnings (genitive indefinite singular)
vægtningens (definite genitive singular)
vægtningers (genitive indefinite plural)
vægtningnes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈʋɛɡ̊d̥neŋ]


vægter

vægter c (singular definite vægteren, plural indefinite vægtere)

vægteren (definite singular)
vægtere (indefinite plural)
vægter (indefinite nominative singular)
vægteren (definite nominative singular)
vægtere (indefinite nominative plural)
vægterne (definite nominative plural)
vægters (genitive indefinite singular)
vægterens (definite genitive singular)
vægteres (genitive indefinite plural)
vægternes (definite genitive plural)

From Middle Low German wechter, wachter, derived from wacht (“watch”), from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō. Compare German Wächter. Norwegian vekter and Swedish väktare are also borrowed from Low German.


vægter

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vækning

vækning c (singular definite vækningen, plural indefinite vækninger)

vækningen (definite singular)
vækninger (indefinite plural)

From vække (“to wake”) + -ning (“act of”).


tankevækkende

[ˈtˢɑŋɡ̊əˌʋɛɡ̊ənə]

From tanke (“thought”) + vækkende (“arousing”).


opvakt

[ˈʌb̥ˌʋɑɡ̊d̥]

The past participle of opvække (“to cause to wake up”), from German aufgeweckt.


opvakt

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opvakt (plural and definite singular attributive opvakte)

opvakte (attributive definite singular)
opvakte (attributive plural)
opvakt (positive)
opvakte (plural positive)
opvakte (positive)

[ˈʌb̥ˌʋɑɡ̊d̥]


opvække

opvække (imperative opvæk, present opvækker, past opvakte or opvækkede, past participle opvakt or opvækket)

opvæk (imperative)
opvækker (present)
opvakte (past)
opvækkede (past)
opvakt (participle past)
opvækket (participle past)
opvækker (active present)
opvækkes (passive present)
opvakte (active past)
opvækkede (active past)
opvaktes (passive past)
opvækkedes (passive past)
opvække (active infinitive)
opvækkes (infinitive passive)
opvæk (active imperative)
opvækkende (participle present)
Term? (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
opvækken (gerund participle)

[ˈʌb̥ˌʋɛɡ̊ə]


overlægge

overlægge (imperative overlæg, infinitive at overlægge, present tense overlægger, past tense overlagde, perfect tense har overlagt)

overlæg (imperative)
at overlægge (infinitive)
overlægger (present)
overlagde (past)
har overlagt (perfect)

[ˈɒwɐˌlɛɡ̊ə]

From over (“over”) + lægge (“to lay”). Compare German überlegen (“to deliberate”).


overlagt

[ˈɒwɐˌlɑɡ̊d̥]


overlagt

overlagt (neuter overlagt, plural and definite singular attributive overlagte)

overlagt (neuter)
overlagte (attributive definite singular)
overlagte (attributive plural)
overlagt (positive)
overlagte (plural positive)
overlagte (positive)

[ˈɒwɐˌlɑɡ̊d̥]


overvejende

[ˈɒwɐˌʋɑjˀənə]


overvejende

[ˈɒwɐˌʋɑjˀənə]


overvejelse

overvejelse c (singular definite overvejelsen, plural indefinite overvejelser)

overvejelsen (definite singular)
overvejelser (indefinite plural)
overvejelse (indefinite nominative singular)
overvejelsen (definite nominative singular)
overvejelser (indefinite nominative plural)
overvejelserne (definite nominative plural)
overvejelses (genitive indefinite singular)
overvejelsens (definite genitive singular)
overvejelsers (genitive indefinite plural)
overvejelsernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈɒwɐˌʋɑjˀəlsə]

From overveje (“to considerate”) + -else (“act of”).


overvægt

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overvægt c (singular definite overvægten, not used in plural form)

overvægten (definite singular)
overvægt (indefinite nominative singular)
overvægten (definite nominative singular)
overvægts (genitive indefinite singular)
overvægtens (definite genitive singular)

[ˈɒwɐˌʋɛɡ̊d̥]

From over- (“excessive”) + vægt (“weight”). Compare English overweight, German Übergewicht.


overvægtig

overvægtig (neuter overvægtigt, plural and definite singular attributive overvægtige)

overvægtigt (neuter)
overvægtige (attributive definite singular)
overvægtige (attributive plural)

[ˈɒwɐˌʋɛɡ̊d̥i]

From overvægt (“overweight”) + -ig. Compare German übergewichtig.


uoverlagt

uoverlagt (plural and definite singular attributive uoverlagte)

uoverlagte (attributive definite singular)
uoverlagte (attributive plural)

[ˈuɒwɐˌlɑɡ̊d̥]

From u- (“un”) + overlagt (“premeditated”).


spejlæg

spejlæg n (singular definite spejlægget, plural indefinite spejlæg)

spejlægget (definite singular)
spejlæg (indefinite plural)
spejlæg (indefinite nominative singular)
spejlægget (definite nominative singular)
spejlæg (indefinite nominative plural)
spejlæggene (definite nominative plural)
spejlægs (genitive indefinite singular)
spejlæggets (definite genitive singular)
spejlægs (genitive indefinite plural)
spejlæggenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsb̥ɑjlˌɛˀɡ̊]

From spejl (“mirror”) + æg (“egg”). Calque of German Spiegelei.


fugt

fugt c (singular definite fugten, not used in plural form)

fugten (definite singular)
fugt (indefinite nominative singular)
fugten (definite nominative singular)
fugts (genitive indefinite singular)
fugtens (definite genitive singular)

From Middle Low German vūcht (“moist; moisture”), from Old Saxon *fūht, from Proto-West Germanic *fų̄ht, cognate with German feucht (“moist”) (Norwegian fukt and Swedish fukt are also borrowed from Low German).


fugt

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


fugtig

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fugtig n (singular definite fugtigt, plural indefinite fugtige)

fugtigt (definite singular)
fugtige (indefinite plural)
fugtig (positive)
fugtigere (comparative)
fugtigst (superlative)
fugtigt (positive)
fugtige (plural positive)
fugtigere (comparative plural)
fugtigst (plural superlative)
fugtige (positive)
fugtigste (superlative)

Equivalent to fugt (“moisture”) + -ig. From Middle Low German vuchtich (“moist”), derived from vucht (“moist, moisture”), from Old Saxon *fūht, from Proto-West Germanic *fų̄ht (cf. Danish fugt). Norwegian fuktig Swedish fuktig are also borrowed from Low German.


fugte

fugte (imperative fugt, infinitive at fugte, present tense fugter, past tense fugtede, perfect tense har fugtet)

fugt (imperative)
at fugte (infinitive)
fugter (present)
fugtede (past)
har fugtet (perfect)
fugter (active present)
fugtes (passive present)
fugtede (active past)
fugtedes (passive past)
fugte (active infinitive)
fugtes (infinitive passive)
fugt (active imperative)
fugtende (participle present)
fugtet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
fugten (gerund participle)

From Middle Low German vūchten (“to moisten”), derived from Middle Low German vūcht (“moist, moisture”), from Old Saxon *fūht, from Proto-West Germanic *fų̄ht. Compare German feuchten.


rædsom

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rædsom (neuter rædsomt, plural and definite singular attributive rædsomme)

rædsomt (neuter)
rædsomme (attributive definite singular)
rædsomme (attributive plural)
rædsom (positive)
rædsommere (comparative)
rædsomst (superlative)
rædsomt (positive)
rædsomme (plural positive)
rædsommere (comparative plural)
rædsomst (plural superlative)
rædsomme (positive)
rædsomste (superlative)

From ræd (“afraid”) + -som (“-some”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål reddsom.


mørkeræd

mørkeræd (plural and definite singular attributive rædde)

rædde (attributive definite singular)
rædde (attributive plural)

[ˈmɶɐ̯ɡ̊əˌʁaðˀ]

[ˈmɶɐ̯ɡ̊əˌˈʁɑðˀ]

From mørke (“darkness”) + ræd (“afraid”).


blåøjet

blåøjet (plural and definite singular attributive blåøjede)

blåøjede (attributive definite singular)
blåøjede (attributive plural)

[ˈb̥lʌˌʌjˀəð]


spisestue

spisestue c (singular definite spisestuen, plural indefinite spisestuer)

spisestuen (definite singular)
spisestuer (indefinite plural)
spisestue (indefinite nominative singular)
spisestuen (definite nominative singular)
spisestuer (indefinite nominative plural)
spisestuerne (definite nominative plural)
spisestues (genitive indefinite singular)
spisestuens (definite genitive singular)
spisestuers (genitive indefinite plural)
spisestuernes (definite genitive plural)

From spise (“to eat, dine”) + stue (“room”).


skrække

skrække (imperative skræk, infinitive at skrække, present tense skrækker, past tense skrækkede, perfect tense har skrækket)

skræk (imperative)
at skrække (infinitive)
skrækker (present)
skrækkede (past)
har skrækket (perfect)
skrækker (active present)
skrækkes (passive present)
skrækkede (active past)
skrækkedes (passive past)
skrække (active infinitive)
skrækkes (infinitive passive)
skræk (active imperative)
skrækkende (participle present)
skrækket (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
skrækken (gerund participle)

From German schrecken (“to frighten”), from *skrikkōną (“to jump”), compare Dutch schrikken (“to be startled”).


forskrække

forskrække (imperative forskræk, infinitive at forskrække, present tense forskrækker, past tense forskrækkede, perfect tense har forskrækket)

forskræk (imperative)
at forskrække (infinitive)
forskrækker (present)
forskrækkede (past)
har forskrækket (perfect)
forskrækker (active present)
forskrækkes (passive present)
forskrækkede (active past)
forskrækkedes (passive past)
forskrække (active infinitive)
forskrækkes (infinitive passive)
forskræk (active imperative)
forskrækkende (participle present)
forskrækket (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
forskrækken (gerund participle)

[fʌˈsɡ̊ʁaɡ̊ə]

Borrowed from Middle Low German vorschrecken (“to frighten”), from Old Saxon *firskrekkōn, from Proto-West Germanic *fraskrekkōn, from *fra- + *skrekkōn (“to jump, skip”), possibly related to Proto-Germanic *skeraną (“to shear”) or *skrīaną (“to scream”). Also compare Old Norse skaga (“to jut out”).


skrækkelig

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skrækkelig (neuter skrækkeligt, plural and definite singular attributive skrækkelige)

skrækkeligt (neuter)
skrækkelige (attributive definite singular)
skrækkelige (attributive plural)
skrækkelig (positive)
skrækkeligere (comparative)
skrækkeligest (superlative)
skrækkeligt (positive)
skrækkelige (plural positive)
skrækkeligere (comparative plural)
skrækkeligest (plural superlative)
skrækkelige (positive)
skrækkeligeste (superlative)

[ˈsɡ̊ʁaɡ̊əli]

[ˈsɡ̊ʁaɡ̊li]

Equivalent to skrække (“scare”) + -lig. From German schrecklich.


skrækkelig

[ˈsɡ̊ʁaɡ̊əli]

[ˈsɡ̊ʁaɡ̊li]


læne

læne (imperative læn, infinitive at læne, present tense læner, past tense lænede, perfect tense har lænet)

læn (imperative)
at læne (infinitive)
læner (present)
lænede (past)
har lænet (perfect)

Either inherited from Old Norse *hlina or borrowed from Middle Low German lēnen, from Proto-Germanic *hlināną (“to lean”), cognate with English lean and German lehnen. In all these languages, the verb has merged with the causative *hlainijaną (“to cause to lean”). The verbs go back to


forlide

forlide (imperative forlid, present forlider, past tense forled, past participle n forledet, c forleden, pl forledne)

forlid (imperative)
forlider (present)
forled (past)
forledet (neuter participle past)
forleden (common-gender participle past)
forledne (participle past plural)

From Middle Low German vorlīden (“to pass”), derived from līden (“to go, suffer”), from Proto-Germanic *līþaną (hence Danish lide). A similar derivation in Old English forlīþan (“to shipwreck”).


forleden

(obsolete) past participle indefinite singular common of forlide


se an

se an (imperative se an, infinitive at se an, present tense ser an, past tense så an, perfect tense har set an)

se an (imperative)
at se an (infinitive)
ser an (present)
så an (past)
har set an (perfect)

From se (“to see”) + an (“on”), a doublet of anse (“to consider”), from German ansehen (“to look at, consider”).


anset

anset (plural and definite singular attributive ansete)

ansete (attributive definite singular)
ansete (attributive plural)


gribe an

gribe an (imperative grib an, infinitive at gribe an, present tense griber an, past tense greb an, perfect tense har grebet an)

grib an (imperative)
at gribe an (infinitive)
griber an (present)
greb an (past)
har grebet an (perfect)

[ɡ̊ʁiːb̥ə ˈan]

From gribe (“to catch”) + an (“on”). Doublet of angribe, borrowed from German angreifen (“to attack”).


angribe

angribe (imperative angrib, infinitive at angribe, present tense angriber, past tense angreb, perfect tense har angrebet)

angrib (imperative)
at angribe (infinitive)
angriber (present)
angreb (past)
har angrebet (perfect)

[ˈanˌɡ̊ʁiːb̥ə]

From an (“on”) + gribe (“to catch”). Doublet of gribe an. Borrowed from German angreifen (“to attack”).


besættelse

besættelse c (singular definite besættelsen, plural indefinite besættelser)

besættelsen (definite singular)
besættelser (indefinite plural)
besættelse (indefinite nominative singular)
besættelsen (definite nominative singular)
besættelser (indefinite nominative plural)
besættelserne (definite nominative plural)
besættelses (genitive indefinite singular)
besættelsens (definite genitive singular)
besættelsers (genitive indefinite plural)
besættelsernes (definite genitive plural)

From besætte (“to occupy, possess, obsess”) + -else (“act of”).


styg

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styg (neuter stygt, plural and definite singular attributive stygge)

stygt (neuter)
stygge (attributive definite singular)
stygge (attributive plural)
styg (positive)
styggere (comparative)
styggest (superlative)
stygt (positive)
stygge (plural positive)
styggere (comparative plural)
styggest (plural superlative)
stygge (positive)
styggeste (superlative)

Inherited from Old Norse styggr, from Proto-Germanic *stugjaz. Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål stygg (“ugly”), Norwegian Nynorsk stygg (“ugly”), Swedish stygg (“bad”), Dutch stug (“stiff”).


besjæle

besjæle (imperative besjæl, infinitive at besjæle, present tense besjæler, past tense besjælede, perfect tense har besjælet)

besjæl (imperative)
at besjæle (infinitive)
besjæler (present)
besjælede (past)
har besjælet (perfect)

From be- + sjæl (“soul”), after German beseelen.


besjælet

[b̥eˈɕɛˀləð]


besjælet

besjælet (plural and definite singular attributive besjælede)

besjælede (attributive definite singular)
besjælede (attributive plural)

[b̥eˈɕɛˀləð]


besjælede

[b̥eˈɕɛˀləðə]

past participle definite singular of besjæle


besjælede

[b̥eˈɕɛˀləðə]


gæv

gæv (neuter gævt, plural and definite singular attributive gæve)

gævt (neuter)
gæve (attributive definite singular)
gæve (attributive plural)

From Old Danish gæv, giæv, gev, from Old Norse gæfr (“comfortable”), from Proto-Germanic *gēbiz, cognate with Dutch gaaf (“complete, smooth”). Derived from the verb *gebaną (“to give”).


gæv

gæv c (singular definite gæven, plural indefinite gæve)

gæven (definite singular)
gæve (indefinite plural)

From Old Danish giav, giæf, from Old Norse gjǫf (“gift”), from Proto-Germanic *gebō, cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌰 (giba). Derived from *gebaną (“to give”). A related word has replaced this word in its central meaning "gift", namely gave, which is probably a loan from Middle Low German gābe, from Proto-Germanic *gēbǭ (“gift, giving”), cognate with German Gabe.

(obsolete) feed (a portion of food for domestic animals)


julefrokost

julefrokost c (singular definite julefrokosten, plural indefinite julefrokoster)

julefrokosten (definite singular)
julefrokoster (indefinite plural)
julefrokost (indefinite nominative singular)
julefrokosten (definite nominative singular)
julefrokoster (indefinite nominative plural)
julefrokosterne (definite nominative plural)
julefrokosts (genitive indefinite singular)
julefrokostens (definite genitive singular)
julefrokosters (genitive indefinite plural)
julefrokosternes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈjuːləˌfʁɔɡ̊ʌsd]

From jul (“Christmas”) + frokost (“lunch”).


kvartetterne

[kʰʋ̥ɑˈtˢɛd̥ɐnə]


kvartets

[kʰʋ̥ɑˈtˢɛd̥s]


kvartalsvis

kvartalsvis (neuter kvartalsvist, plural and definite singular attributive kvartalsvise)

kvartalsvist (neuter)
kvartalsvise (attributive definite singular)
kvartalsvise (attributive plural)

[kʰʋ̥ɑˈtˢæˀlsˌʋiˀs]

From kvartal (“quarter of a year”) + vis, after German quartalsweise.

quarterly (occurring once every three months)


kvartalsvis

[kʰʋ̥ɑˈtˢæˀlsˌʋiˀs]


dagligstue

dagligstue c (singular definite dagligstuen, plural indefinite dagligstuer)

dagligstuen (definite singular)
dagligstuer (indefinite plural)
dagligstue (indefinite nominative singular)
dagligstuen (definite nominative singular)
dagligstuer (indefinite nominative plural)
dagligstuerne (definite nominative plural)
dagligstues (genitive indefinite singular)
dagligstuens (definite genitive singular)
dagligstuers (genitive indefinite plural)
dagligstuernes (definite genitive plural)

From daglig (“daily”) + stue (“living room”).

living room, sitting room (the common room in a private home)


dagligvare

dagligvare c (singular definite dagligvaren, plural indefinite dagligvarer)

dagligvaren (definite singular)
dagligvarer (indefinite plural)
dagligvare (indefinite nominative singular)
dagligvaren (definite nominative singular)
dagligvarer (indefinite nominative plural)
dagligvarerne (definite nominative plural)
dagligvares (genitive indefinite singular)
dagligvarens (definite genitive singular)
dagligvarers (genitive indefinite plural)
dagligvarernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈd̥ɑwliˌʋɑːɑ]

From daglig (“daily”) + vare (“article, commodity”).


dagligvarer

[ˈd̥ɑwliˌʋɑːɑ]


dagligvarerne

[ˈd̥ɑwliˌʋɑːɑnə]


dagligvaren

[ˈd̥ɑwliˌʋɑːɑn]


dagligvarebutik

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dagligvarebutik c (singular definite dagligvarebutikken, plural indefinite dagligvarebutikker)

dagligvarebutikken (definite singular)
dagligvarebutikker (indefinite plural)
dagligvarebutik (indefinite nominative singular)
dagligvarebutikken (definite nominative singular)
dagligvarebutikker (indefinite nominative plural)
dagligvarebutikkerne (definite nominative plural)
dagligvarebutiks (genitive indefinite singular)
dagligvarebutikkens (definite genitive singular)
dagligvarebutikkers (genitive indefinite plural)
dagligvarebutikkernes (definite genitive plural)

From dagligvare (“commodity, grocery”) + butik (“shop”).


butikkerne

[b̥uˈtˢiɡ̊ɐnə]


stjæler

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stjæler c (singular definite stjæleren, plural indefinite stjælere)

stjæleren (definite singular)
stjælere (indefinite plural)
stjæler (indefinite nominative singular)
decl (definite nominative singular)
stjælere (indefinite nominative plural)
stjælerne (definite nominative plural)
stjælers (genitive indefinite singular)
decls (definite genitive singular)
stjæleres (genitive indefinite plural)
stjælernes (definite genitive plural)

hæleren er lige så god som stjæleren


stjæler

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


overhus

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overhus n (singular definite overhuset, plural indefinite overhuse)

overhuset (definite singular)
overhuse (indefinite plural)
overhus (indefinite nominative singular)
overhuset (definite nominative singular)
overhuse (indefinite nominative plural)
overhusene (definite nominative plural)
overhus' (genitive indefinite singular)
overhusets (definite genitive singular)
overhuses (genitive indefinite plural)
overhusenes (definite genitive plural)

From over- + hus, from Old Norse yfirhús. The governmental sense is a Calque of English upper house.

(obsolete) the uppermost part of a house or building


ufødt

ufødt (plural and definite singular attributive ufødte)

ufødte (attributive definite singular)
ufødte (attributive plural)


besøgte

[b̥eˈsøɡ̊d̥ə]

past participle definite singular of besøge


besøgt

[b̥eˈsøɡ̊d̥]


bidsel

bidsel n (singular definite bidslet or bidselet (unofficial), plural indefinite bidsler)

bidslet (definite singular)
bidselet (colloquial definite singular)
bidsler (indefinite plural)
bidsel (indefinite nominative singular)
bidslet (definite nominative singular)
bidselet (definite nominative singular)
bidsler (indefinite nominative plural)
bidslerne (definite nominative plural)
bidsels (genitive indefinite singular)
bidslets (definite genitive singular)
bidselets (definite genitive singular)
bidslers (genitive indefinite plural)
bidslernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish bezæl, from Old Norse beizl, from Proto-Germanic *baitislą. Derived from *bītaną (“to bite”).


pålægget

[ˈpʰʌˌlɛˀɡ̊əð]


pålæggene

[ˈpʰʌˌlɛˀɡ̊ənə]


pålagte

[ˈpʰʌˌlɑɡ̊d̥ə]

past participle definite singular of pålægge


udsagn

udsagn n (singular definite udsagnet, plural indefinite udsagn)

udsagnet (definite singular)
udsagn (indefinite plural)
udsagn (indefinite nominative singular)
udsagnet (definite nominative singular)
udsagn (indefinite nominative plural)
udsagnene (definite nominative plural)
udsagns (genitive indefinite singular)
udsagnets (definite genitive singular)
udsagns (genitive indefinite plural)
udsagnenes (definite genitive plural)

A verbal noun of udsige (“to state, assert”), from ud (“out”) + sige (“to say”). For the form, compare sagn (“saying, legend”), an old verbal noun of sige (“to say”).


ætse

ætse (imperative æts, infinitive at ætse, present tense ætser, past tense ætsede, perfect tense har ætset)

æts (imperative)
at ætse (infinitive)
ætser (present)
ætsede (past)
har ætset (perfect)

From German ätzen, from Proto-Germanic *atjaną (“to make eat”), cognate with Old Norse etja (“to feed”). English etch and Dutch etsen are also borrowed from German. The Germanic verb is a causative of *etaną (“to eat”).

(reflexive, figuratively) to influence painfully


mejeri

mejeri n (singular definite mejeriet, plural indefinite mejerier)

mejeriet (definite singular)
mejerier (indefinite plural)
mejeri (indefinite nominative singular)
mejeriet (definite nominative singular)
mejerier (indefinite nominative plural)
mejerierne (definite nominative plural)
mejeris (genitive indefinite singular)
mejeriets (definite genitive singular)
mejeriers (genitive indefinite plural)
mejeriernes (definite genitive plural)

From German Meierei, from Meier (“manager”) + -ei, from Medieval Latin maior (domūs) (“administrator”), from maior (“larger”), the comparative of magnus. Compare also English mayor.


mejerierne

[mɑjɐˈʁiˀɐnə]


ulig

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ulig (neuter uligt or ulig, plural and definite singular attributive ulig)

uligt (neuter)
ulig (neuter)
ulig (attributive definite singular)
ulig (attributive plural)

By surface analysis, u- (“un”) + lig (“like”). From Old Norse úlíkr, from Proto-Germanic *ungalīkaz, cognate with Swedish olik, English unlike, Dutch ongelijk, German ungleich.


afholde

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afholde (imperative afhold, infinitive at afholde, present tense afholder, past tense afholdt, perfect tense har afholdt)

afhold (imperative)
at afholde (infinitive)
afholder (present)
afholdt (past)
har afholdt (perfect)
afholder (active present)
afholdes (passive present)
afholdt (active past)
afholdtes (passive past)
afholde (active infinitive)
afholdes (infinitive passive)
afhold (active imperative)
afholdende (participle present)
afholdt (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
afholden (gerund participle)

From af (“off”) + holde (“to hold”), influenced by German abhalten.

to hold (an event, arrangement, election etc.)


afholdt

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀd̥]


afholdt

afholdt (plural and definite singular attributive afholdte)

afholdte (attributive definite singular)
afholdte (attributive plural)

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀd̥]


afholdte

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀd̥ə]

past participle definite singular of afholde


afholdte

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀd̥ə]


afholdende

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀənə]


afholdende

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀənə]

abstinent, abstemious, temperate, continent


afholdende

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀənə]


afholder

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀd̥ɐ]


afhold

afhold n (singular definite afholdet, not used in plural form)

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀd̥]


afhold

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀd̥]


afholdenhed

afholdenhed c (singular definite afholdenheden, not used in plural form)

afholdenheden (definite singular)
afholdenhed (indefinite nominative singular)
afholdenheden (definite nominative singular)
afholdenheds (genitive indefinite singular)
afholdenhedens (definite genitive singular)

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀənˌheðˀ]


afholdtes

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀd̥əs]


afholdes

[ˈɑwˌhʌlˀəs]


holdent

in the phrase helt og holdent (“entirely, alltogether”)


holdte

past participle definite singular of holde


beholdte

past participle definite singular of beholde


koparret

koparret (plural and definite singular attributive koparrede)

koparrede (attributive definite singular)
koparrede (attributive plural)

[ˈkʰʌb̥ˌɑːɑð]

[ˈkʰʌb̥ˌɑˀɑð]

From kopper (“smallpox”) + arret (“scarred”).


rationel

rationel (neuter rationelt, plural and definite singular attributive rationelle)

rationelt (neuter)
rationelle (attributive definite singular)
rationelle (attributive plural)

[ˈʁɑɕoˌnɛlˀ]

Via French rationnel, from New Latin ratiōnālis, from ratiō (“reason”) + -ālis, from reor (“to calculate”) + -tiō.


irrationel

irrationel (neuter irrationelt, plural and definite singular attributive irrationelle)

irrationelt (neuter)
irrationelle (attributive definite singular)
irrationelle (attributive plural)

[ˈiʁɑɕoˌnɛlˀ]

Via French irrationnel, from New Latin irratiōnālis, from in- (“un-”) + ratiōnālis (“rational”), from ratiō (“reason”) + -ālis, from reor (“to calculate”) + -tiō.


ræson

ræson c (singular definite ræsonen, not used in plural form)

From French raison, from Latin calculation, reason, from reor (“to calculate”) + -tiō.


bonede

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


fashionabel

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fashionabel (neuter fashionabelt, plural and definite singular attributive fashionable)

fashionabelt (neuter)
fashionable (attributive definite singular)
fashionable (attributive plural)


værgede

past participle definite singular of værge


værgedes

[ˈʋaɐ̯wəðəs]

past participle definite genitive singular of værge

past participle genitive plural of værge


værgernes

[ˈʋaɐ̯wɐnəs]


værn

værn n (singular definite værnet, plural indefinite værn)

værnet (definite singular)
værn (indefinite plural)
værn (indefinite nominative singular)
værnet (definite nominative singular)
værn (indefinite nominative plural)
værnene (definite nominative plural)
værns (genitive indefinite singular)
værnets (definite genitive singular)
værns (genitive indefinite plural)
værnenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish værn f, from Old Norse vǫrn f, from Proto-Germanic *warīniz, cognate with Swedish värn n, German Wehr f and Dutch weer f. Derived from the verb *warjaną, see værge.

Coordinate term: hjemmeværn

(military) service (one of the three branches of military operation)


værnemager

værnemager c (singular definite værnemageren, plural indefinite værnemagere)

værnemageren (definite singular)
værnemagere (indefinite plural)
værnemager (indefinite nominative singular)
værnemageren (definite nominative singular)
værnemagere (indefinite nominative plural)
værnemagerne (definite nominative plural)
værnemagers (genitive indefinite singular)
værnemagerens (definite genitive singular)
værnemageres (genitive indefinite plural)
værnemagernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈʋaɐ̯nəˌmæˀjɐ]

[ˈʋaɐ̯nəˌmæˀɐ]

Derived in 1943 from værnemagt (“Wehrmacht”) after the suffix -mager.

(historical) collaborator (a person collaborating with the Nazi occupation forces in Denmark 1940-1945)


værnemagt

værnemagt c (singular definite værnemagten, not used in plural form)

værnemagten (definite singular)
værnemagt (indefinite nominative singular)
værnemagten (definite nominative singular)
værnemagts (genitive indefinite singular)
værnemagtens (definite genitive singular)

[ˈʋaɐ̯nəˌmɑɡ̊d̥]

From værne (“to protect”) + magt (“force”). Calque of German Wehrmacht.

(historical) Wehrmacht (the German military forces from 1933-1945)


værne

værne (imperative værn, infinitive at værne, present tense værner, past tense værnede, perfect tense har værnet)

værn (imperative)
at værne (infinitive)
værner (present)
værnede (past)
har værnet (perfect)
værner (active present)
værnes (passive present)
værnede (active past)
værnedes (passive past)
værne (active infinitive)
værnes (infinitive passive)
værn (active imperative)
værnende (participle present)
værnet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
værnen (gerund participle)

From Old Danish værne, from Old Norse verna, cognate with Norwegian verne and Swedish värna. Derived from the noun vǫrn, see værn.


klædtes

[ˈkʰl̥ɛːd̥əs]


klædende

[ˈkʰl̥ɛˀənə]

[ˈkʰl̥ɛːðənə]


tørklæde

tørklæde n (singular definite tørklædet, plural indefinite tørklæder)

tørklædet (definite singular)
tørklæder (indefinite plural)
tørklæde (indefinite nominative singular)
tørklædet (definite nominative singular)
tørklæder (indefinite nominative plural)
tørklæderne (definite nominative plural)
tørklædes (genitive indefinite singular)
tørklædets (definite genitive singular)
tørklæders (genitive indefinite plural)
tørklædernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈtˢɶɐ̯ˌkʰl̥ɛːðə]

From tørre (“to dry”) + klæde (“cloth”).

scarf, headscarf (cloth worn to protect the hair or for religious reasons)


halstørklæde

halstørklæde n (singular definite halstørklædet, plural indefinite halstørklæder)

halstørklædet (definite singular)
halstørklæder (indefinite plural)
halstørklæde (indefinite nominative singular)
halstørklædet (definite nominative singular)
halstørklæder (indefinite nominative plural)
halstørklæderne (definite nominative plural)
halstørklædes (genitive indefinite singular)
halstørklædets (definite genitive singular)
halstørklæders (genitive indefinite plural)
halstørklædernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈhalstˢɶɐ̯ˌkʰl̥ɛːðə]

[ˈhalsd̥ɐˌkʰl̥ɛːðə]

From hals (“neck”) + tørklæde (“scarf”).


lommetørklæde

lommetørklæde n (singular definite lommetørklædet, plural indefinite lommetørklæder)

lommetørklædet (definite singular)
lommetørklæder (indefinite plural)
lommetørklæde (indefinite nominative singular)
lommetørklædet (definite nominative singular)
lommetørklæder (indefinite nominative plural)
lommetørklæderne (definite nominative plural)
lommetørklædes (genitive indefinite singular)
lommetørklædets (definite genitive singular)
lommetørklæders (genitive indefinite plural)
lommetørklædernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈlʌmətˢɶɐ̯ˌkʰl̥ɛːðə]

From lomme (“pocket”) + tørklæde (“handkerchief”).


hovedtørklæde

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hovedtørklæde n (singular definite hovedtørklædet, plural indefinite hovedtørklæder)

hovedtørklædet (definite singular)
hovedtørklæder (indefinite plural)
hovedtørklæde (indefinite nominative singular)
hovedtørklædet (definite nominative singular)
hovedtørklæder (indefinite nominative plural)
hovedtørklæderne (definite nominative plural)
hovedtørklædes (genitive indefinite singular)
hovedtørklædets (definite genitive singular)
hovedtørklæders (genitive indefinite plural)
hovedtørklædernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈhoːð̩tˢɶɐ̯ˌkʰl̥ɛːðə]

From hoved (“head”) + tørklæde (“scarf”).

headscarf (cloth worn to protect the hair or for religious reasons)


forbydes

[fɒˈb̥yˀðəs]

[fɒˈb̥yðˀəs]


forbødes

[fɒˈb̥øˀðəs]

[fɒˈb̥øðˀəs]


forbydende

[fɒˈb̥yˀðənə]

[fɒˈb̥yðˀənə]


forbyden

[fɒˈb̥yˀðən]

[fɒˈb̥yðˀən]


forbuden

forbuden (neuter forbudent, plural and definite singular attributive forbudne)

forbudent (neuter)
forbudne (attributive definite singular)
forbudne (attributive plural)
forbuden (positive)
forbudent (positive)
forbudne (plural positive)
forbudne (positive)

[fɒˈb̥uˀðən]

[fɒˈb̥uðˀən]

An old past participle of forbyde (“to prohibit”), now replaced by forbudt.


forbudne

[fɒˈb̥uðˀnə]

plural and definite singular attributive of forbuden


nødtørft

nødtørft c (singular definite nødtørften, not used in plural form)

[ˈnøðˌtˢɶɐ̯fd̥]

From Middle Low German nōttorft, from Old Saxon nōdthurft, from nōd (“need”) + thurft (“need”). Compare German Notdurft, Dutch nooddruft, and (from Low German) Swedish nödtorft.

in modern language almost only in the euphemism at forrette sin nødtørft, "to relieve oneself, to urinate".


nødtørftig

nødtørftig (neuter nødtørftigt, plural and definite singular attributive nødtørftige)

nødtørftigt (neuter)
nødtørftige (attributive definite singular)
nødtørftige (attributive plural)

[nøðˈtˢɶɐ̯fd̥i]

From nødtørft (“necessity”) + -ig, after Middle Low German nōttroftich, German notdürftig, Dutch nooddruftig.


nødvendigt

[nøðˈʋɛnˀd̥id̥]


unødvendigt

[unøðˈʋɛnˀd̥id̥]


unødvendigt

[unøðˈʋɛnˀd̥id̥]


kærne

kærne c (singular definite kærnen, plural indefinite kærner)

kærnen (definite singular)
kærner (indefinite plural)
kærne (indefinite nominative singular)
kærnen (definite nominative singular)
kærner (indefinite nominative plural)
kærnerne (definite nominative plural)
kærnes (genitive indefinite singular)
kærnens (definite genitive singular)
kærners (genitive indefinite plural)
kærnernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse kirna, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijǭ, cognate with Icelandic kirna, Swedish kärna, English churn, German Kirne, Karn (regional words). Related to Proto-Germanic *kernǭ in Icelandic kerna (“creme”), Middle Dutch kerne, German Kern (regional word) and the following verb. These words may be derived from Proto-Germanic *kernô (“core”).


kærne

kærne (imperative kærn, infinitive at kærne, present tense kærner, past tense kærnede, perfect tense har kærnet)

kærn (imperative)
at kærne (infinitive)
kærner (present)
kærnede (past)
har kærnet (perfect)
kærner (active present)
kærnes (passive present)
kærnede (active past)
kærnedes (passive past)
kærne (active infinitive)
kærnes (infinitive passive)
kærn (active imperative)
kærnende (participle present)
kærnet (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
kærnen (gerund participle)

From Old Norse *kirna, from Proto-Germanic *kirnijaną, cognate with Icelandic kirna, Swedish kärna, English churn, German kirnen, Dutch karnen.


kærnemælk

kærnemælk c (singular definite kærnemælken, plural indefinite kærnemælk)

kærnemælken (definite singular)
kærnemælk (indefinite plural)
kærnemælk (indefinite nominative singular)
kærnemælken (definite nominative singular)
kærnemælk (indefinite nominative plural)
kærnemælkene (definite nominative plural)
kærnemælks (genitive indefinite singular)
kærnemælkens (definite genitive singular)
kærnemælks (genitive indefinite plural)
kærnemælkenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈkʰaɐ̯nəˌmɛlˀɡ̊]

From kærne (“to churn”) + mælk (“milk”). Compare Norwegian kjernemjølk, Swedish kärnmjölk, German Kirnemilch, Dutch karnemelk.

buttermilk (low-fat milk left over after the production of butter)


kernekraftværk

kernekraftværk n (singular definite kernekraftværket, plural indefinite kernekraftværker)

kernekraftværket (definite singular)
kernekraftværker (indefinite plural)
kernekraftværk (indefinite nominative singular)
kernekraftværket (definite nominative singular)
kernekraftværker (indefinite nominative plural)
kernekraftværkerne (definite nominative plural)
kernekraftværks (genitive indefinite singular)
kernekraftværkets (definite genitive singular)
kernekraftværkers (genitive indefinite plural)
kernekraftværkernes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈkʰaɐ̯nəkʰʁ̥ɑfd̥ˌʋaɐ̯ɡ̊]

From kerne (“nucleus”) + kraftværk (“power plant”) or kernekraft (“nuclear power”) + værk (“work, facility”). Calque of German Kernkraftwerk.

com

nuclear power plant (facility producing energy from the heat generated in nuclear reactions)


paralleller

[pʰɑɑˈlɛlˀɐ]


parallellen

[pʰɑɑˈlɛlˀən]


parallellerne

[pʰɑɑˈlɛlˀɐnə]


parcelhus

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parcelhus n (singular definite parcelhuset, plural indefinite parcelhuse)

parcelhuset (definite singular)
parcelhuse (indefinite plural)
parcelhus (indefinite nominative singular)
parcelhuset (definite nominative singular)
parcelhuse (indefinite nominative plural)
parcelhusene (definite nominative plural)
parcelhus' (genitive indefinite singular)
parcelhusets (definite genitive singular)
parcelhuses (genitive indefinite plural)
parcelhusenes (definite genitive plural)

[pʰɑˈsɛlˀˌhuˀ]


sted-

Older stif-, from Old Danish stiup-, styp-, stib-, from Old Norse stjúp-, from Proto-Germanic *steupa- (“bereft, step-”), cognate with Swedish styv-, English step-, German stief-. In modern Danish influenced by the noun sted (“place, stead”) (virtually = "instead").

inh

step- (a prefix indicating the individual being referred to is related through the marriage of a parent)


stedfar

stedfar (indefinite nominative singular)
stedfaren (definite nominative singular)
stedfædre (indefinite nominative plural)
stedfædrene (definite nominative plural)
stedfars (genitive indefinite singular)
stedfarens (definite genitive singular)
stedfædres (genitive indefinite plural)
stedfædrenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsd̥ɛðˌfɑː]


stedbarn

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stedbarn n (singular definite stedbarnet, plural indefinite stedbørn)

stedbarnet (definite singular)
stedbørn (indefinite plural)
stedbarn (indefinite nominative singular)
stedbarnet (definite nominative singular)
stedbørn (indefinite nominative plural)
stedbørnene (definite nominative plural)
stedbarns (genitive indefinite singular)
stedbarnets (definite genitive singular)
stedbørns (genitive indefinite plural)
stedbørnenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈsd̥ɛðˌb̥ɑˀn]

[ˈsd̥ɛˌb̥ɑˀn]


pap-

From pap (“cardboard”), conceived as an artificial material of poor quality, in opposition to the genuine biological relationship. The prefix was introduced in the 1960s to replace the older sted-.

(informal) step- (a prefix indicating the individual being referred to is related through the marriage of a parent)


vrå

vrå c (singular definite vråen, plural indefinite vråer)

vråen (definite singular)
vråer (indefinite plural)
vrå (indefinite nominative singular)
vråen (definite nominative singular)
vråer (indefinite nominative plural)
vråerne (definite nominative plural)
vrås (genitive indefinite singular)
vråens (definite genitive singular)
vråers (genitive indefinite plural)
vråernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish wra, Old West Norse rá f, from Proto-Germanic *wranhō (“something crooked”), cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk ro and Swedish vrå. From Proto-Indo-European *wrónkeh₂, cognate with Latvian ròka (“arm, hand”), Lithuanian rankà, Russian рука́ (ruká) and possibly also, via Gaulish, French branche (“branch”).

inh

(dated) corner (of a house or a country)


råvildt

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råvildt n (singular definite råvildtet, not used in plural form)

råvildtet (definite singular)
råvildt (indefinite nominative singular)
råvildtet (definite nominative singular)
råvildts (genitive indefinite singular)
råvildtets (definite genitive singular)

[ˈʁʌˌʋilˀd̥]

From rå (“roe”) + vildt (“game, venison”).


bagdel

bagdel c (singular definite bagdelen, plural indefinite bagdele)

bagdelen (definite singular)
bagdele (indefinite plural)
bagdel (indefinite nominative singular)
bagdelen (definite nominative singular)
bagdele (indefinite nominative plural)
bagdelene (definite nominative plural)
bagdels (genitive indefinite singular)
bagdelens (definite genitive singular)
bagdeles (genitive indefinite plural)
bagdelenes (definite genitive plural)

From bag (“behind”) + del (“part”). Compare German Hinterteil. The sense "disadvantage" is influenced by fordel (“advantage”) and German Nachteil (“disadvantage”).


baggrund

baggrund c (singular definite baggrunden, plural indefinite baggrunde)

baggrunden (definite singular)
baggrunde (indefinite plural)
baggrund (indefinite nominative singular)
baggrunden (definite nominative singular)
baggrunde (indefinite nominative plural)
baggrundene (definite nominative plural)
baggrunds (genitive indefinite singular)
baggrundens (definite genitive singular)
baggrundes (genitive indefinite plural)
baggrundenes (definite genitive plural)

[ˈb̥ɑwˌɡ̊ʁɔnˀ]

bag (“behind”) + grund (“ground”). Calque of German Hintergrund (“background”), cf. also Swedish bakgrund, English background.

calque

background (the scenery behind the main subject of an image)

background (the previous circumstances of a situation)

background (the origins or social heritage of a person)


undredes

[ˈɔnd̥ʁɐðəs]


opstige

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opstige (imperative opstig, present opstiger, past opsteg, past participle opsteget, c opstegen, definite or plural stegne)

opstig (imperative)
opstiger (present)
opsteg (past)
opsteget (participle past)
opstegen (common-gender participle past)
stegne (definite)
stegne (plural)
opstiger (active present)
opstiges (passive present)
opsteg (active past)
opstige (active infinitive)
opstiges (infinitive passive)
opstig (active imperative)
opstigende (participle present)
opsteget (participle past)
auxiliary verb være (participle past)
opstigen (gerund participle)

[ˈʌb̥ˌsd̥iˀə]

From op (“up”) + stige (“ascend”). Doublet of stige op.


stige op

stige op (imperative stig op, present stiger op, past steg op, past participle steget op)

stig op (imperative)
stiger op (present)
steg op (past)
steget op (participle past)
stiger op (active present)
stiges op (passive present)
steg op (active past)
stige op (active infinitive)
stiges op (infinitive passive)
stig op (active imperative)
stigende op (participle present)
steget op (participle past)
auxiliary verb være (participle past)
stigen op (gerund participle)

[sd̥iːə ˈʌb̥]

From stige (“ascend”) + op (“up”). Doublet of opstige.


opstigen

[ˈʌb̥ˌsd̥iˀən]


opstigen

opstigen (indefinite nominative singular)
opstigens (genitive indefinite singular)

[ˈʌb̥ˌsd̥iˀən]


opstigende

[ˈʌb̥ˌsd̥iˀənə]


vækkede

past participle definite singular of vække


svøbe

svøbe c (singular definite svøben, plural indefinite svøber)

svøben (definite singular)
svøber (indefinite plural)
svøbe (indefinite nominative singular)
svøben (definite nominative singular)
svøber (indefinite nominative plural)
svøberne (definite nominative plural)
svøbes (genitive indefinite singular)
svøbens (definite genitive singular)
svøbers (genitive indefinite plural)
svøbernes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Danish swepæ, from Old Norse svipa f, from Proto-Germanic *swipǭ, related to the following verb.

scourge (a source of persistent trouble)

(rare) scourge (a primitive whip of leather)


svøbe

svøbe (imperative svøb, infinitive at svøbe, present tense svøber, past tense svøbte, perfect tense har svøbt)

svøb (imperative)
at svøbe (infinitive)
svøber (present)
svøbte (past)
har svøbt (perfect)
svøber (active present)
svøbes (passive present)
svøbte (active past)
svøbtes (passive past)
svøbe (active infinitive)
svøbes (infinitive passive)
svøb (active imperative)
svøbende (participle present)
svøbt (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
svøben (gerund participle)

From Old Danish swepæ, from Old Norse sveipa, from Proto-Germanic *swaipaną, cognate with Swedish svepa, English swoop, sweep, German schweifen.


svøbte

past participle definite singular of svøbe


svøber

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


svøb

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svøb n (singular definite svøbet, plural indefinite svøb)

svøbet (definite singular)
svøb (indefinite plural)
svøb (indefinite nominative singular)
svøbet (definite nominative singular)
svøb (indefinite nominative plural)
svøbene (definite nominative plural)
svøbs (genitive indefinite singular)
svøbets (definite genitive singular)
svøbs (genitive indefinite plural)
svøbenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse sveipr m, derived from the verb svípa, see svøbe. Compare German Schweif (“tail”).


svøbtes

[ˈsʋøb̥d̥əs]


omgængelig

omgængelig (neuter omgængeligt, plural and definite singular attributive omgængelige)

omgængeligt (neuter)
omgængelige (attributive definite singular)
omgængelige (attributive plural)

[ʌmˈɡ̊ɛŋˀəli]

[ʌmˈɡ̊ɛŋˀli]

Equivalent to omgang (“dealings, intercourse”) + -lig, after German umgänglich.


uomgængelig

uomgængelig (neuter uomgængeligt, plural and definite singular attributive uomgængelige)

uomgængeligt (neuter)
uomgængelige (attributive definite singular)
uomgængelige (attributive plural)

[ʌmˈɡ̊ɛŋˀəli]

[ʌmˈɡ̊ɛŋˀli]

Equivalent to u- (“un-”) + omgængelig (“sociable”), after German únumgänglich (“unsociable”) and unumgä́nglich (“unavoidable”), adjectives of úmgehen (“to deal with”) and umgéhen (“to avoid”), corresponding to Danish omgås (“to deal with”) and omgå (“to avoid”) respectively.


uomgængelig

[ʌmˈɡ̊ɛŋˀəli]

[ʌmˈɡ̊ɛŋˀli]


hjælpes ad

hjælpes ad (past hjalpes ad, perfect har hjulpedes ad)

hjalpes ad (past)
har hjulpedes ad (perfect)
hjælpes ad (active present)
hjalpes ad (active past)
hjælpes ad (active infinitive)
hjulpedes ad (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)

From the passive of hjælpe (“to help”) and the adverb ad (“by”).


hjulpedes ad

[ˈjɔlb̥əðəs ˈað]

(extremely rare) past participle of hjælpes ad


hjulpen

past participle common singular of hjælpe


hjulpne

past participle definite singular of hjælpe


træffes

træffes (present træffes, past traffes or træffedes, perfect har træffedes)

træffes (present)
traffes (past)
træffedes (past)
har træffedes (perfect)
træffes (active present)
traffes (active past)
træffedes (active past)
træffes (active infinitive)
træffedes (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)


træffedes

[ˈtˢʁ̥afəðəs]

[ˈtˢʁ̥ɑfəðəs]


udeblive

udeblive (present udebliver, past udeblev, past participle udeblevet, c udebleven, definite or plural udeblevne)

udebliver (present)
udeblev (past)
udeblevet (participle past)
udebleven (common-gender participle past)
udeblevne (definite)
udeblevne (plural)
udebliver (active present)
udeblives (passive present)
udeblev (active past)
udeblive (active infinitive)
udeblives (infinitive passive)
udebliv (active imperative)
udeblivende (participle present)
udeblevet (participle past)
auxiliary verb være (participle past)
udebliven (gerund participle)

[ˈuːðəˌb̥liwˀə]

[ˈuːðəˌb̥liˀ]

From ude (“out, outside”) + blive (“remain”), compare German ausbleiben.


udebliven

[ˈuːðəˌb̥liwˀən]


udeblevet

[ˈuːðəˌb̥lewˀəð]

[ˈuːð̩ˌb̥leðˀð̩]


udebleven

[ˈuːðəˌb̥lewˀən]

past participle common singular of udeblive


udeblevne

[ˈuːðəˌb̥lewˀnə]

past participle definite singular of udeblive


udeblev

[ˈuːðəˌb̥lewˀ]


udebliver

[ˈuːðəˌb̥liwˀɐ]

[ˈuːðəˌb̥liɐ̯ˀ]


beståen

[ˈb̥eˈsd̥ɔˀən]


beståen

beståen (indefinite nominative singular)
beståens (genitive indefinite singular)

[ˈb̥eˈsd̥ɔˀən]


vedrøre

vedrøre (past tense vedrørte, past participle vedrørt)

vedrørte (past)
vedrørt (participle past)
vedrører (active present)
vedrøres (passive present rare)
vedrørte (active past)
vedrørtes (passive past rare)
vedrøre (active infinitive)
vedrøres (infinitive passive rare)
vedrør (active imperative)
vedrørende (participle present)
vedrørt (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
vedrøren (gerund participle)


læsse

læsse (present læsser, past læssede, past participle læsset)

læsser (present)
læssede (past)
læsset (participle past)
læsser (active present)
læsses (passive present)
læssede (active past)
læssedes (passive past)
læsse (active infinitive)
læsses (infinitive passive)
læs (active imperative)
læssende (participle present)
læsset (participle past)
auxiliary verb have (participle past)
læssen (gerund participle)

From Old Danish læssæ, lassæ, from Old Norse hlessa, from Proto-Germanic *hlassijaną, cognate with Norwegian lesse, Swedish lassa. Derived from the noun Proto-Germanic *hlassą (“load”), hence Old Norse hlass, Danish læs.


bedrager

bedrager c (singular definite bedrageren, plural indefinite bedragere)

bedrageren (definite singular)
bedragere (indefinite plural)
bedrager (indefinite nominative singular)
bedrageren (definite nominative singular)
bedragere (indefinite nominative plural)
bedragerne (definite nominative plural)
bedragers (genitive indefinite singular)
bedragerens (definite genitive singular)
bedrageres (genitive indefinite plural)
bedragernes (definite genitive plural)

From bedrage (“to deceive”) + -er, compare German Betrüger.

[b̥eˈd̥ʁɑˀwɐ]

[b̥eˈd̥ʁɑwˀɐ]


bedrager

[b̥eˈd̥ʁɑˀwɐ]

[b̥eˈd̥ʁɑwˀɐ]


optræden

[ˈʌb̥ˌtˢʁ̥ɛˀðən]

[ˈʌb̥ˌtˢʁ̥aðˀən]


optræden

optræden (indefinite nominative singular)
optrædens (genitive indefinite singular)

[ˈʌb̥ˌtˢʁ̥ɛˀðən]

[ˈʌb̥ˌtˢʁ̥aðˀən]


optrådtes

[ˈʌb̥ˌtˢʁ̥ʌd̥əs]


optrædes

[ˈʌb̥ˌtˢʁ̥ɛˀðəs]

[ˈʌb̥ˌtˢʁ̥aðˀəs]


optrædende

[ˈʌb̥ˌtˢʁ̥ɛˀðənə]


gåseøjne

[ˈɡ̊ɔːsəˌʌjnə]

From gås (“goose”) + øjne (“eyes”), after older German Gänseaugen (now Gänsefüßchen).


Thukydid

[tˢuɡ̊yˈd̥iðˀ]

[tˢuɡ̊əˈd̥iðˀ]

From Ancient Greek Θουκυδίδης (Thoukudídēs).

Thucydides (famous Ancient Greek Historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War)


røgt

røgt c (singular definite røgten, not used in plural form)

røgten (definite singular)
røgt (indefinite nominative singular)
røgten (definite nominative singular)
røgts (genitive indefinite singular)
røgtens (definite genitive singular)

From Old Norse rœkt f, from Proto-Germanic *rōkiþō. Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *rōkijaną, hence Old Norse rœkja (“to take care”), German geruhen (“to deign”).