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DANISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

død.

dead, inanimate

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈd̥øˀð][ˈd̥øðˀ]

  1. dead, inanimate

  2. slack

    en død periode
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Cognate with English dead and German tot. Originally a past participle of the verb Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“to die”) (Danish dø).

noun

  1. death, decease, demise

    common-gender · no-plural

  2. departure

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

From Old Danish døth, from Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz. Cognate with English death and German Tod. Derived from the verb Proto-Germanic *dawjaną (“to die”) (Danish dø).

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