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føde.

food

4 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun/føːðə/[ˈføːðə]

  1. food

    common-gender · no-plural

  2. nourishment

    common-gender · no-plural

  3. diet

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

From Old Danish føthæ, from Old Norse fœða f, from Proto-Germanic *fōdijǭ, which is only found in North Germanic. Related words are *fōdīniz (in Middle Low German vōde, Middle High German vüete, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (fōdeins)) and *fōdô (in English food).

verb/føːðə/[ˈføːðə]

  1. to feed

  2. to support

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish føthæ, from Old Norse fœða, from Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną, cognate with Swedish föda, English feed, Dutch voeden.

verb/føːðə/[ˈføːðə]

  1. to bear, give birth

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish føthæ, from Old Norse fœða, from Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną, cognate with Swedish föda, English feed, Dutch voeden.

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