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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

bytte.

loot, plunder, booty, spoils

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/bytə/[ˈb̥yd̥ə]
  1. loot, plunder, booty, spoils

    neuter · no-plural
  2. prey

    neuter · no-plural
  3. exchange, swap, swop

    neuter · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German bǖte, of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory, booty, spoils”). If so, related to the name of Boudica, a British Celtic queen. This source is comparable to German Beute, late Old Norse býti, and Swedish byte; also French butin (hence English booty).

verb/bytə/[ˈb̥yd̥ə]
  1. to exchange

  2. to swap, swop

  3. to change

  4. to trade

  5. to barter

Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German bǖten, a verb derived from the former noun. Perhaps partially from Proto-Germanic *biūtijaną, a compound of *bi- and *ūtijaną (cf. Old Norse ýta, Danish yde).

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