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byde.

to order, command, bid

4 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈb̥yːðə]
  1. to order, command, bid

  2. to ask, invite

  3. to offer

  4. to bid (to make an offer)

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish biuthæ, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną (“to offer”). Cognate with English bid and German bieten. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to wake, rise up”), which is also the source of Sanskrit बुद्ध (buddha, “awakened, enlightened”) (hence buddha).

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