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klæde.

cloth

5 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkʰl̥ɛːðə]
  1. cloth

    neuter
  2. clothes, garments

    neuter · plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish klæthæ, from Old Norse klæði, borrowed from Old Frisian klāth, klēth or Old English clāþ, clǣþ, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþą (“garment”). Cognate with English cloth and German Kleid.

verb[ˈkʰl̥ɛˀ]
  1. suit, become; be befitting for

  2. to dress, to equip clothes

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse klæða, borrowed from Old English *clāþian, from Proto-Germanic *klaiþijaną, *klaiþōną (“to clothe”). Cognate with English clothe and German kleiden.

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