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vide.

to know (be certain or sure about (something))

4 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

verb/viːðə/[ˈʋiðð̩]
  1. to know (be certain or sure about (something))

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish witæ, from Old Norse vita (“to know”), from Proto-Germanic *witaną, cognate with Swedish veta, German wissen. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wóyde, originally a perfect form of *weyd- (“see”).

noun/viːðə/[ˈʋiðð̩]
  1. penalty, punishment

    common-gender · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish witæ, from Old Norse víti, from Proto-Germanic *wītiją.

verb/viːðə/[ˈʋiðð̩]
  1. to widen

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse víða (“widen”), verbalization of víðr (“wide”), from Proto-Germanic *wīdaz.

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