øde.
desolate, deserted (with no or few people in it)
Meaning & usage
desolate, deserted (with no or few people in it)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse auðr, eyði, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk aud, Swedish öde, German öde, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (auþeis) and Latin vanus.
to waste
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną, cognate with Swedish öda, German veröden. Derived from *auþijaz, see above.
wasteland, desertedness
Where this word comes from
From the adjective, after German Öde and Swedish öde.
waste, wilderness (a desolated area)
Where this word comes from
From Old Norse auðr, eyði, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaz, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk aud, Swedish öde, German öde, Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌴𐌹𐍃 (auþeis) and Latin vanus.
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