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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

æde.

to eat

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɛːðə/[ˈɛːð̩][ˈeːð̩˕˗ˠ]
  1. to eat

  2. to eat

    vulgar
  3. to erode, eat away

  4. to eat up

Where this word comes from

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

noun/ɛːðə/[ˈɛːð̩][ˈeːð̩˕˗ˠ]
  1. fodder (food for animals)

    common-gender · neuter · no-plural
  2. food

    common-gender · neuter · no-plural · uncommon
Where this word comes from

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

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